Sampling and detection of airborne influenza virus towards point-of-care applications.

Airborne transmission of the influenza virus contributes significantly to the spread of this infectious pathogen, particularly over large distances when carried by aerosol droplets with long survival times. Efficient sampling of virus-loaded aerosol in combination with a low limit of detection of th...

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Main Authors: Laila Ladhani, Gaspard Pardon, Hanne Meeuws, Liesbeth van Wesenbeeck, Kristiane Schmidt, Lieven Stuyver, Wouter van der Wijngaart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5369763?pdf=render