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.
V M Corman, M Eickmann, O Landt, T Bleicker, S Brünink, M Eschbach-Bludau, M Matrosovich, S Becker, and C Drosten.
Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Bonn, Germany.
Eurosurveillance. 2013 Jan 1;18(16):20461.
AbstractIn 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.