However, due to the non-availability of a BSL-3 laboratory within the country, it was not possible to compare HAT with virus neutralisation in Sri Lankan individuals, and therefore the assay was compared with the sVNT, which evaluates ACE2 blocking antibodies and offers been shown to correlate well with neutralizing antibodies (Tan?et?al
However, due to the non-availability of a BSL-3 laboratory within the country, it was not possible to compare HAT with virus neutralisation in Sri Lankan individuals, and therefore the assay was compared with the sVNT, which evaluates ACE2 blocking antibodies…