Table 2 TaqMan® analysis of human tissue presumed to be infected with Variola virus and stored in fixative for a prolonged period of time
From: Detection and identification of Variola virus in fixed human tissue after prolonged archival storage
Sample | Species | Tissue | Agent | Orthopoxvirus assay | Variola assay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
990107-25 | NHPa | Liver | Negative | Not detectedb | Not detected |
211124-11 | NHP | Liver | Variola | Present | Present |
211163-28 | NHP | Skin | Negative | Not detected | Not detected |
211128-48 | NHP | Skin | Variola | Present | Present |
211128-55 | NHP | Skin | Variola | Present | Present |
211128-56 | NHP | Skin | Variola | Present | Present |
211128-60 | NHP | Skin | Variola | Present | Not detected |
211128-61 | NHP | Skin | Variola | Not detected | Not detected |
961707 | Human | Liver | Negative | Not detected | Not detected |
211861-09 | Human | Skin | Unknown | Present | Not detected |
211861-10 | Human | Skin | Unknown | Not detected | Not detected |
211861-11 | Human | Skin | Unknown | Present | Present |
211861-12 | Human | Skin | Unknown | Present | Not detected |
