Plague Epidemiology
Scientists at Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology discuss research in plague epidemiology
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 25th, 2010
Current study results from the report, 'Ambient stable quantitative PCR reagents for the detection of Yersinia pestis,' have been published. According to recent research published in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, "Although assays for detecting Yersinia pestis using TaqMan probe-based real-time PCR have been developed for years, little is reported on room-temperature-stable PCR reagents, which will be invaluable for field epidemic surveillance, immediate response to public health emergencies, counter-bioterrorism investigation, etc. In this work, a set of real-time PCR reagents for rapid detection of Y. pestis was developed with extraordinary stability at 37 degrees...
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