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Ebola Virus RNA Stability in Human Blood and Urine in West Africa’s Environmental Conditions

Authors :
Frédéric Janvier
Deborah Delaune
Thomas Poyot
Eric Valade
Audrey Mérens
Pierre E. Rollin
Vincent Foissaud
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 292-294 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016.

Abstract

We evaluated RNA stability of Ebola virus in EDTA blood and urine samples collected from infected patients and stored in West Africa’s environmental conditions. In blood, RNA was stable for at least 18 days when initial cycle threshold values were

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040, 10806059, and 66377455
Volume :
22
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.620ae8b663774559a49149d4ab03c5e2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.151395