Detecting Harm: IAEA Provides Training in the Detection of the Zika Virus

25 April 2016

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At the IAEA laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria, over 35 participants from 26 countries have been trained to use a nuclear-derived technique to quickly and accurately detect Zika virus.

The training course is being carried out as part of an IAEA technical cooperation project, set up to strengthen Zika virus detection capacities in Member States in Latin America and the Caribbean. Participants are learning to use reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), a nuclear-derived technique that offers fast and efficient virus detection. RT-PCR is a WHO-recommended protocol for Zika virus.

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América Latina y el Caribe Programa de cooperación técnica Zika Enfermedades infecciosas Salud Servicios de laboratorio Cursos de capacitación Enseñanza y capacitación Laboratorios de Seibersdorf Centro Conjunto FAO/OIEA de Técnicas Nucleares en la Alimentación y la Agricultura Sección de Lucha contra Plagas de Insectos Departamento de Ciencias y Aplicaciones Nucleares

Detecting Harm: IAEA Provides Training in the Detection of the Zika Virus

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