Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2016)

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

  • Frédéric Janvier,
  • Deborah Delaune,
  • Thomas Poyot,
  • Eric Valade,
  • Audrey Mérens,
  • Pierre E. Rollin,
  • Vincent Foissaud

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.151395
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 2
pp. 292 – 294

Abstract

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We evaluated RNA stability of Ebola virus in EDTA blood and urine samples collected from infected patients and stored in West Africa’s environmental conditions. In blood, RNA was stable for at least 18 days when initial cycle threshold values were <30, but in urine, RNA degradation occurred more quickly.

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