Research progress in monkeypox virus detection
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9279.2017.03.021
- VernacularTitle: 猴痘病毒检测研究进展
- Author:
Qianqian GUAN
1
;
Houwen TIAN
Author Information
1. National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Monkeypox virus;
Polymerase chain reaction;
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;
B21R
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
2017;31(3):273-276
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus. It is similar to human smallpox, although typically much less serious and limited to human-to-human transmission. Smallpox no longer occurs following its worldwide eradication in 1980, whereas monkeypox still occurs sporadically in parts of Africa. To respond to the outbreak of monkeypox correctly, we need to rely on effective method of virus detection. This review presents the development in monkeypox virus detection method in recent years to provide reference for the situation of potential virus spreading into our country and for preventing and acting correctly against bioterrorism.
