A kit for detecting non-pathogenic or pathogenic influenza a subtype h5 virus
CA 2424867 C · Owner: Ko, Lung-Sang · Inventors: So, Ka-Lun; Ko, Lung-Sang; Lau, Lok-Ting
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Current methods for detecting influenza A subtype H5 virus for example cell , culture, haemagglutination-inhibition fluorescent antibody and enzyme , immunoassay and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) may have the disadvantages of low sensitivity and low specificity. Furthermore such methods are relatively difficult to use and may not be suitable for , routine detection on a daily basis. The kit for detecting H5 virus of this invention may provide a user-friendly alternative that is relatively more sensitive and specific to H5 virus. The detection kit utilizes two specially designed primers A and B for the replication of H5 virus and a specific , capture probe for …
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- Filed September 27, 2001 and granted March 26, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 27, 2021.
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