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Background
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Original request from DoD emphasized VEE.
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Inclusion of EEE and WEE in same SMPR not practical.
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Limited to VEEV that are known human pathogens.
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Primary need to know which VEEV involved, therefore
required
identification
to assist in appropriate decision‐
making by DoD personnel.
Fitness for Purpose
Identification of VEEV by assays in liquid
samples
from aerosol collectors
The
.
acceptable minimum identification level
must be less than
5,000
genome copies
per
ml
.
The assay is intended for
laboratory or field use by Department of
D f
t i d
t
Th
e ense ra ne opera ors.
e
preferential method would be a field-
deployable assay.