Influenza

Public Health Laboratories To Assume Primary Responsibility for Confirmatory Testing of Swine Flu

Published in Drug Week, May 15th, 2009

Approximately sixty-five state and local public health laboratories around the United States will assume primary responsibility for confirmatory testing of Human Influenza A H1N1 of Swine Origin, or "Swine Flu," within the next week. Previously, all swine flu specimens had to be sent to CDC laboratories in Atlanta for final confirmatory testing, which identifies specimens to the strain level.

The rRT-PCR swine flu panel diagnostic test kits are being shipped this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which developed the assay. Public health laboratories are slated to begin testing late next week following on-site validation of the test.

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Source: Drug Week (2009-05-15)

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