How do labs test for #Ebola? #Ebola samples that are tested - TopicsExpress



          

How do labs test for #Ebola? #Ebola samples that are tested outside of the CDC must belong tot he agencys Laboratory Response Network, a group comprising more than 150 international, federal, state, military and local labs, have been given the appropriate equipment. Labs are provided with tests called real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay, or Real-Time RT-PC. This allows #pathologists and researchers to identify DNA sequence for the specific strain of Ebola that is under surveillance. But because Ebola is an RNA virus, #pathologists must use reverse transcription to turn the RNA into DNA so that the PCR test can be administered, said CAP member and Cleveland Clinic pathologist Dr. Gary Procop. Read more in this article in todays Modern Healthcare: bit.ly/ZyAq96 Infographic image: CDC
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:19:37 +0000

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