Laboratory capability for molecular detection and confirmation of novel coronavirus in Europe, November 2012287
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Palm,D. [1]; Pereyaslov,D. [2]; Vaz,J. [3]; Broberg,E. [4]; Zeller,H. [5]; Gross,D. [6]; Brown,C.S. [7]; M. Struelens [8]Trefwoorden
Samenvatting:
A rapid survey by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe ascertained the availability of national reference laboratory testing for a recently detected novel coronavirus as of 28 November 2012. Screening by internal quality controlled upE-RT-PCR assay was available in 2¾6 of responding countries in the WHO European Region, of which 19/30 in European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries. Confirmation of positive screened samples by either ORF1b — RT-PCR, or other target RT-PCR assays w…