Improved detection of Zika virus RNA in human and animal specimens by a novel, highly sensitive and specific real-time RT-PCR assay targeting the 5′-untranslated region of Zika virus-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Improved detection of Zika virus RNA in human and animal specimens by a novel, highly sensitive and specific real-time RT-PCR assay targeting the 5′-untranslated region of Zika virus

Published:2017-03-16 Issue:5 Volume:22 Page:594-603
ISSN:1360-2276
Container-title:Tropical Medicine & International Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Med Int Health

Author:

Chan Jasper Fuk-Woo¹²³⁴,Yip Cyril Chik-Yan²,Tee Kah-Meng²,Zhu Zheng²,Tsang Jessica Oi-Ling²,Chik Kenn Ka-Heng²,Tsang Terance Gi-Wai²,Chan Chris Chung-Sing²,Poon Vincent Kwok-Man²,Sridhar Siddharth²,Yin Feifei⁵,Hung Ivan Fan-Ngai³⁶,Chau Sandy Ka-Yee⁷,Zhang Anna Jinxia²,Chan Kwok-Hung²,Yuen Kwok-Yung¹²³⁴⁸

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong China

2. Department of Microbiology; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong China

3. Research Centre of Infection and Immunology; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong China

4. Carol Yu Centre for Infection; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong China

5. Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases and Translational Medicine; Hainan Medical University; Haikou China

6. Department of Medicine; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong China

7. Department of Pathology; United Christian Hospital; Hong Kong China

8. Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong China

Funder

Larry Chi-Kin Yung

Hui Hoy

Chow Sin Lan Charity Fund Limited

Consultancy Service for Enhancing Laboratory Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases of the Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Food and Health Bureau

Hong Kong University Foundation

Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Parasitology

Link

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/tmi.12857/fullpdf

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