Zika Virus (ZIKV) Surveillance in the Americas: Interim Guidance for Laboratory Detection and Diagnosis

World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization. 06/29/2015This four-page document provides an algorithm that is addressed to reference laboratories with established capacity (molecular/antigenic and serological) to detect dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika (ZIKV) viruses. There are different protocols (primers and probes) for detecting ZIKV by RT-PCR (both conventional and real time). Because of their sensitivity, the tools used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommended. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news