Development of a TaqMan minor groove binding probe-based quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for the detection and quantification of Zika virus

• Main Authors: Chin, Kim Ling, Teoh, Boon Teong, Sam, Sing Sin, Loong, Shih Keng, Tan, K. K., Azizan, N. S., Lim, Y. K., Khor, Chee Sieng, Nor'e, S. S., Abd-Jamil, Juraina, Abu Bakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Published: MALAYSIAN SOC PARASITOLOGY TROPICAL MEDICINE 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46129/; https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.39.4.005
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has emerged as a global health concern following epidemic outbreaks of severe neurological disorders reported in Pacific and Americas since 2016. Therefore, a rapid, sensitive and specific diagnostic test for ZIKV infection is critical for the appropriate patient manageme...