September 2015 SPADA Meeting

Fitness for Purpose

“Identification of VEEV, and possible EEEV and WEEV RNA by assays in liquid samples. The limit of detection must be less than 100 genome copies per reaction. The preferential method would be a field-deployable assay ” .

[AOAC SMPR launch meeting, February, 2015]

VEE Working Group Work to Date

• 2 In Person Meetings

• 4 teleconferences (March 2015 – May 2015)

• 1 SMPR Drafted 

• Public comment period (June 30, 2015 – July  31 2015) ,  • SMPRs made ready for SPADA review and  approval