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Veterinary Medicine
New, rapid laboratory test detects avian influenza in the live bird market
March 31st, 2003
A strain of avian influenza that has been endemic in live bird markets can now be detected quickly using a new laboratory test developed by a U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist. ARS veterinary medical officer David Suarez developed the test to quickly identify birds infected with the avian influenza strain H7N2, which has been found among birds in northeastern U.S. markets since 1994. Live bird markets in New York City and other areas sell a broad variety of poultry. The laboratory test, a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, uses a fluorescent probe and produces results in less than three...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2003-03-31)
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