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Influenza
Investigators at Chulalongkorn University, Medical Department release new data on influenza
October 14th, 2008
According to a study from Bangkok, Thailand, "Infections with Influenza virus type A and B present serious public health problems on a global scale. However, only influenza A virus has been reported to cause fatal pandemic in many species." "To provide suitable clinical management and prevent further virus transmission, efficient and effective clinical diagnosis is essential. Therefore, we developed multiplex PCR assays for detecting influenza types A and B and the subtypes of influenza A virus (H1, H3 and H5). Upon performing multiplex PCR assays with type-specific primer sets, the clearly distinguishable products representing influenza A and B virus were separated by...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-14)
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