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Rapid Diagnosis of Avian Influenza Virus in Wild Birds: Use of a Portable rRT-PCR and Freeze-dried Reagents in the Field
Published on: August 2, 2011
Proficiency of nucleic acid tests for avian influenza viruses, Australasia
Sacha Stelzer-Braid1, Ros Escott, Cristina Baleriola
1Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|July 5, 2008
Abstract:
An avian influenza quality assurance program was used to provide information for laboratories on the sensitivity and specificity of their avian influenza nucleic acid testing. Most laboratories were able to correctly detect clinically relevant amounts of influenza virus (H5N1), and results improved as each subsequent panel was tested.
