Specific detection by real-time reverse-transcription PCR assays of a novel avian influenza A(H7N9) strain associated with human spillover infections in China

In response to a recent outbreak in China, detection assays for a novel avian influenza A(H7N9) virus need to be implemented in a large number of public health laboratories. Here we present real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays for specific detection of this virus...

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Published in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 18; no. 16; p. 1
Main Authors:	Corman, V M, Eickmann, M, Landt, O, Bleicker, T, Brünink, S, Eschbach-Bludau, M, Matrosovich, M, Becker, S, Drosten, C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Saint-Maurice Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 18-04-2013
Subjects:	Avian flu Epidemics Polymerase chain reaction Public health China
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Summary:	In response to a recent outbreak in China, detection assays for a novel avian influenza A(H7N9) virus need to be implemented in a large number of public health laboratories. Here we present real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays for specific detection of this virus, along with clinical validation data and biologically-safe positive controls.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/ese.18.16.20461-en