The first external quality assessment of isolation and identification of influenza viruses in cell culture in the Asia Pacific region, 2016

Influenza viruses circulate worldwide and represent a continuous threat for human health. The ability to isolate and propagate influenza virus from clinical specimens is essential for ongoing surveillance of circulating virus strains and sharing of viruses. Historically, embryonated chicken eggs have been used to propagate influenza viruses [1,2] and currently most seasonal influenza vaccines are still produced in this substrate. Mammalian cell culture represents a simple, sensitive and cost-effective alternative for influenza virus isolation, particularly when many clinical specimens have to be processed (reviewed in [3]).
Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - Category: Virology Authors: Source Type: research