In:
Future Virology, Future Medicine Ltd, Vol. 4, No. 4 ( 2009-07), p. 383-389
Abstract:
Infections by Hantavirus (Bunyaviridae) can cause severe human diseases, such as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Eurasia and cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas. These diseases are emergent and became a serious public health problem worldwide. Thus, rapid, sensitive and reliable methods for diagnosis of hantavirus infection are necessary in order to manage patients and control this rodent-borne virosis. Serological methods, such as neutralization tests, immunoblots and enzyme immunoassays using hantavirus-recombinant proteins as antigens, are discussed in this article, as well as new methods such as an immunochromatographic test. Hantavirus genome detection by different kinds of reverse transcription-PCR, including the real-time variant, is also discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1746-0794
,
1746-0808
Language:
English
Publisher:
Future Medicine Ltd
Publication Date:
2009
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