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Diagnosis of Henipavirus Infection: Current Capabilities and Future Directions

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 359))

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Since the last major review on diagnosis of henipavirus infection about a decade ago, significant progress has been made in many different areas of test development, especially in the development of molecular tests using real-time PCR and many novel serological test platforms. In addition to provide an updated review of the current test capabilities, this review also identifies key future challenges in henipavirus diagnosis.

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Wang, LF., Daniels, P. (2012). Diagnosis of Henipavirus Infection: Current Capabilities and Future Directions. In: Lee, B., Rota, P. (eds) Henipavirus. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 359. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/82_2012_215

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