Ebola Virus RNA Stability in Human Blood and Urine in West Africa’s Environmental Conditions

Janvier, Frédéric; Delaune, Deborah; Poyot, Thomas; Valade, Eric; Mérens, Audrey; Rollin, Pierre E.; Foissaud, Vincent

doi:10.3201/eid2202.151395

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Ebola Virus RNA Stability in Human Blood and Urine in West Africa’s Environmental Conditions

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Feb 2016
By Janvier, Frédéric ; Delaune, Deborah ; Poyot, Thomas ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Janvier, Frédéric ; Delaune, Deborah ; Poyot, Thomas ; Valade, Eric ; Mérens, Audrey ; Rollin, Pierre E. ; Foissaud, Vincent
Description:

We evaluated RNA stability of Ebola virus in EDTA blood and urine samples collected from infected patients and stored in West Africa's environmental conditions. In blood, RNA was stable for at least 18 days when initial cycle threshold values were <30, but in urine, RNA degradation occurred more quickly.
Subjects:

Dispatch Ebola Ebolavirus Environment Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Humans Polymerase Chain Reaction Rna, Viral Rna Stability Specimen Handling
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 22(2):292-294.
Pubmed ID:

26812135
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4734543
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Africa, Western
Location:

Africa
Volume:

22
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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