The appearance of eight new respiratory viruses, including the SARS coronavirus in 2003
and swine-origin influenza A/H1N1 in 2009, in the human population in the past nine years …

Abstract H1N1 (Swine flu) is caused by influenza A virus, which is a member of
Orthomyxoviridae family. Transmission of H1N1 occurs from human to human through air or …

The menu of diagnostic tools that can be utilized to establish a diagnosis of influenza is
extensive and includes classic virology techniques as well as new and emerging methods …

Rapid and accurate diagnosis of influenza is important for infection control, as well as for
patient management. Alere i Influenza A&B is an isothermal nucleic acid amplification-based …

Molecular-based techniques for detecting influenza viruses have become an integral
component of human and animal surveillance programs in the last two decades. The recent …

Respiratory tract viral infections are responsible for an incredible amount of morbidity and
mortality throughout the world. Older diagnostic methods, such as tissue culture and …

Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) was identified as a new reassortant strain of
influenza A virus in April 2009 and led to an influenza pandemic. Accurate and timely …

Spatial variation in the epidemiological patterns of successive waves of pandemic influenza
virus in humans has been documented throughout the 20th century but never understood at …

The recent emergence of the swine-origin influenza A H1N1 virus (S-OIV) poses a serious
global health threat. Rapid detection and differentiation of S-OIV from seasonal influenza is …

Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 (A/H1N1pdm) virus has caused significant outbreaks
worldwide. A previous one-step real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) assay for …