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Volume 22, Number 2—February 2016
Dispatch

Ebola Virus RNA Stability in Human Blood and Urine in West Africa’s Environmental Conditions

Frédéric JanvierComments to Author , Deborah Delaune, Thomas Poyot, Eric Valade, Audrey Mérens, Pierre E. Rollin, and Vincent Foissaud
Author affiliations: Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne, Toulon, France (F. Janvier); Centre de Traitement des Soignants, Conakry, Guinea (F. Janvier, D. Delaune, V. Foissaud); Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé, France (D. Delaune, A. Mérens); Institut de Recherche Biomédical des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France (T. Poyot, E. Valade); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (P.E. Rollin); Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart, France (V. Foissaud)

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Stability of Ebola virus RNA in A) EDTA plasma and B) urine samples from patients in Guinea, as measured by real-time reverse transcription PCR. EDTA plasma and urine were processed immediately after receipt at a laboratory and left at room temperature (22°C–29°C; 50%–80% relative humidity) for various periods before the PCR analysis. Average cycle threshold values ± SD for individual samples are shown.

Figure. Stability of Ebola virus RNA in A) EDTA plasma and B) urine samples from patients in Guinea, as measured by real-time reverse transcription PCR. EDTA plasma and urine were processed immediately after receipt at a laboratory and left at room temperature (22°C–29°C; 50%–80% relative humidity) for various periods before the PCR analysis. Average cycle threshold values ± SD for individual samples are shown.

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