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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Dept. of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
Stephen Lindstrom, Atlanta, GA (US);
Lamorris Loftin, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Methods of detecting influenza, including differentiating between type and subtype are disclosed, for example to detect, type, and/or subtype an influenza infection. A sample suspected of containing a nucleic acid of an influenza virus, is screened for the presence or absence of that nucleic acid. The presence of the influenza virus nucleic acid indicates the presence of influenza virus. Determining whether the influenza virus nucleic acid is present in the sample can be accomplished by detecting hybridization between an influenza specific probe, influenza type specific probe, and/or subtype specific probe and an influenza nucleic acid. Probes and primers for the detection, typing and/or subtyping of influenza virus are also disclosed. Kits and arrays that contain the disclosed probes and/or primers also are disclosed.