Nagasaki University: Ebola Hemorrhagic Virus Detection Reagent-Can be stored and transported at room temperature
Nagasaki University:
Canon Medical Systems:
Japan Medical Research and Development Organization (AMED):
We have developed a reagent for preservation of fluorescent LAMP (Note 1) at room temperature, which can be stored and transported at room temperature.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus detection reagent:
Nagasaki University and Canon Medical jointly developed Ebola hemorrhagic fever detection reagent in 2015.
This Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus detection reagent is highly regarded for its quickness and convenience.
However, since transport of reagents is done by freezing, there is a need for reagents that can be transported and stored at room temperature.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus only: a room temperature preservation reagent
Nagasaki University and Canon Medical have successfully developed a room temperature preservation reagent (Note 3) dedicated to Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus.
We have been conducting quality verification, and verification of three-month storage has ended in March this year.
When Professor Kane Yasuda of Nagasaki University was dispatched to the Democratic Republic of Congo on a mission last September,
We brought a prototype of this reagent and tested it using real Ebola virus samples, and we got the expected results.
This solves the frozen transportation problem that was a major issue in practical use.
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