Oropouche virus cases identified in Ecuador using an optimised qRT-PCR informed by metagenomic sequencing
Oropouche virus (OROV) is responsible for outbreaks of Oropouche fever in parts of South America. We recently identified and isolated OROV from a febrile Ecuadorian patient, however, a previously published qRT-PCR assay did not detect OROV in the patient sample. A primer mismatch to the Ecuadorian O...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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