Quantitative real-time PCR detection of Zika virus and evaluation with field-caught Mosquitoes

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Oumar Faye · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Ousmane Faye · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Diawo Diallo · Cheikh Anta Diop University

Mawlouth Diallo · Cheikh Anta Diop University

Manfred Weidmann · University of Göttingen

Amadou Alpha Sall · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Abstract

We have developed a rapid, sensitive and specific rRT-PCR for detection of ZIKV. This assay is a useful tool for detection of ZIKV infection in regions where a number of other clinically indistinguishable arboviruses like dengue or chikungunya co-circulate. Further studies are needed to validate this assay in clinical positive samples collected during acute ZIKV infection.

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Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

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Published in: Virology Journal

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 311-311

DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-10-311

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Quantitative real-time PCR detection of Zika virus and evaluation with field-caught Mosquitoes

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