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Liberia: 'Ban Widal Test for Typhoid Due to Inaccuracies' - - Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan Urges Moh At Firestone Hospital Workshop
May 17, 2023
FrontPage Africa (Monrovia)
Monrovia — A prominent global infectious disease expert, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has proposed the banning of the Widal Test in Liberia, a serological testing method commonly used for diagnosis of typhoid infection in the endemic West African country and its neighbours.
During a free seminar-workshop conducted by Dr. Nyan at the Harbel Firestone Duside Hospital last week, the biomedical scientist "characterized the Widal Test as outdated and inaccurate, and produces a lot of false positive results in its diagnostic process for typhoid fever."
The Widal test was developed over a century ago in 1896 by Georges-Fernand Widal and used for detecting Salmonella typhi infection. It remains one of the world's most widely used diagnostic tests, but has significant limitations with its sensitivity, specificity, and reliability.
"The Widal Test creates more diagnostic confusion, because of its inability to specifically detect Typhoid alone," said Dr. Nyan, an award-winning infectious disease doctor and inventor in the field of infectious diseases diagnostics...
Liberia: 'Ban Widal Test for Typhoid Due to Inaccuracies' - - Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan Urges Moh At Firestone Hospital Workshop
May 17, 2023
FrontPage Africa (Monrovia)
Monrovia — A prominent global infectious disease expert, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has proposed the banning of the Widal Test in Liberia, a serological testing method commonly used for diagnosis of typhoid infection in the endemic West African country and its neighbours.
During a free seminar-workshop conducted by Dr. Nyan at the Harbel Firestone Duside Hospital last week, the biomedical scientist "characterized the Widal Test as outdated and inaccurate, and produces a lot of false positive results in its diagnostic process for typhoid fever."
The Widal test was developed over a century ago in 1896 by Georges-Fernand Widal and used for detecting Salmonella typhi infection. It remains one of the world's most widely used diagnostic tests, but has significant limitations with its sensitivity, specificity, and reliability.
"The Widal Test creates more diagnostic confusion, because of its inability to specifically detect Typhoid alone," said Dr. Nyan, an award-winning infectious disease doctor and inventor in the field of infectious diseases diagnostics...