Use of FTA Cards To Transport Throat Swabs and Oral Fluid Samples for Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Measles and Rubella Viruses

Author:

Bankamp Bettina1,Sein Carolyn2,Pukuta Simbu Elisabeth3,Anderson Raydel1,Abernathy Emily1,Chen Min-Hsin1,Muyembe Tamfum Jean-Jacques3,Wannemuehler Kathleen A.2,Waku-Kouomou Diane1,Lopareva Elena N.1,Icenogle Joseph P.1,Rota Paul A.1,Goodson James L.2

Affiliation:

1. Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2. Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3. Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract

The genetic characterization of measles viruses is an important tool for measles surveillance. Reverse cold chain requirements for the transportation of samples to reference laboratories are challenging in resource-limited settings.

Funder

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

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