August 30, 2016 SPADA Meeting Book
Current Recommendations: Tailor Panel to Assay Based on Bioinformatics
Sensitivity analysis: Two low dilutions (100 and 10 fg/ L) of DNA Inclusivity panel – Variola virus : ≥ 2 purified viral stocks (at least one from each primary clade)
(encompass differences in target region)
Specificity analysis: One high dilution (100 pg/ l) of nucleic acid Exclusivity panel – near neighbor ( Orthopoxvirus ): Eurasian: 1 Ectromelia virus 2 Monkeypox viruses (one from each clade) 1 Camelpox virus 5 Cowpox viruses (one from each predicted clade) 1 Taterapox virus 4 Vaccinia viruses (one from each clade) North American: 1 Raccoonpox virus 1 Skunkpox virus 1 Volepox virus
Current Recommendations: Tailor Panel to Assay Based on Bioinformatics
Specificity analysis (cont.): One high dilution (100 pg/ l) of DNA
Exclusivity panel (cont.) – other rash-causing illnesses:
2 Varicella Zoster viruses (J clade and E1 clade) 2 Herpes simplex viruses (type 1 and 2) 2 Rickettsia strains
Chordopoxviruses :
1 Parapoxvirus ( Orf )
Negatives:
13 bacteria strains (skin flora) water
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