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Development of a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction method for yellow fever virus detection.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Sept 2013
Méndez María C, Domingo Cristina, Tenorio Antonio, Pardo Lissethe C, Rey Gloria J, Méndez Jairo A
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INTRODUCTION: Yellow fever is considered a re-emerging disease and is endemic in tropical regions of Africa and South America. At present, there are no standardized or commercialized kits available for yellow fever virus detection. Therefore, diagnosis must be made by time-consuming routine techniques, and sometimes, the virus or its proteins are not detected. Furthermore, co-circulation with other flaviviruses,...
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