Joint ECDC CNRL and WHO/Europe briefing note on diagnostic preparedness in Europe for detection of avian influenza A(H7N9) viruses.
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چکیده
In China, a novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A(H7N9) virus has been detected in a number of human cases [1]. In response to the potential cross-border health threat associated with emerging disease caused by the appearance of the novel virus, European laboratories need to be aware of the novel virus and adapt and confirm their diagnostic capability to detect and identify it. This document is a joint CNRL/ECDC/WHO Europe technical briefing note for virology laboratories. It is designed to assist clinical and public health laboratory directors in appraising options for establishing novel diagnostic assays for screening and confirming cases of infection in humans.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
دوره 18 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013