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Now available are two well-characterized reference reagents for Zika virus (ZIKV) to facilitate evaluation of existing nucleic acid testing (NAT) assays and development of novel ZIKV assays. These reagents were produced by The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research/U.S. Food and Drug Administration (CBER/FDA) from heat-inactivated (HI) ZIKV culture supernatant stock from two strains, PRVABC59 and FSS13025, which were diluted in dialyzed, defibrinated human plasma, and lyophilized. These reagents add to the expansive catalog of Zika virus materials now available from BEI Resources.
Image: Female Aedes aegypti mosquito (CDC/James Gathany)
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