Semefei Ebola virus detection kit approved by FDA

Source: on August 8, 2014, the US FDA approved a detection method of Ebola virus based on PCR technology This time, the taqmanpcr detection technology developed by Thermo Fisher was approved by FDA Because it is promoted by the Ministry of defense, it is also known as the Department of defense The project is an effective prevention of the Ebola virus, which is spreading in West Africa At present, Ebola virus has killed 900 people in Libya, Sierra Leone and Guinea There was also panic in the United States because of similar symptoms of infection in hospitals, although it was not clear if the patient had Ebola According to federal law, FDA can approve some products in case of emergency to solve the current crisis situation This test is applicable to three groups of people: people who have clinical symptoms similar to Ebola infection, people who have been exposed to the source of the virus, and people who are in a high-risk transmission environment of the virus At present, the death rate of Ebola virus is more than 80% The detection principle is to extract virus RNA from blood and then carry out RT-PCR Its hardware facilities include: nucleic acid extraction reagent, ABI 7500 fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument, Roche's lightcycle, etc.