Qiagen公司推出的试剂盒能够有效地检测禽流感

 
 
一种新型试剂盒能够进行广谱筛查，能够检测A型和B型流感病毒，还能够高度特异地检测禽流感病毒株的核酸(RNA)。

流感/H5 LightCycler逆转录多聚酶链反应(RT-PCR)试剂盒是Qiagen公司(Venlo, The Netherlands)的产品。这种试剂盒已经成功的经过了Pasteur研究院(Paris, France)十分严格的评估。Qiagen的检测方法准确地鉴别出了18种不同的人类病毒，包括16种季节性毒株，2例人H5N1和12例禽流感毒株，涵盖了7种不同的亚型，包括近期的H5N1。

Avian Flu Kit Appraised as Effective
 
A new kit combines a broad screening test, which detects both influenza A and B viruses, with highly specific detection of characteristic nucleic acids (RNA) of avian flu virus strains, including the deadly H5N1 strain.

The artus influenza/H5 LightCycler reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) kit is a product of Qiagen (Venlo, The Netherlands). The kit has successfully undergone the rigorous evaluation procedures of the Institut Pasteur (Paris, France). Qiagen’s assay correctly identified 18 different human viruses, including 16 seasonal strains, two cases of human H5N1, and 12 avian strains covering seven distinct sub-types, including recent H5N1.