Research Catalog

Title

Manual for the laboratory diagnosis and virological surveillance of influenza / WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network.

Publication

Geneva : World Health Organization, ©2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• World Health Organization.
• WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network.

Description

xii, 139 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm

Summary

"WHO has developed this manual in order to strengthen the laboratory diagnosis and virological surveillance of influenza infection by providing standard methods for the collection, detection, isolation and characterization of viruses."--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Influenza viruses > Identification > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Influenza > Epidemiology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Influenza > Diagnosis > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Influenza viruses > Identification
• Influenza, Human > diagnosis
• Influenza, Human > virology
• Immunoassay > methods
• Influenza A virus > isolation & purification
• Influenza > Diagnosis
• Influenza > Epidemiology
• Influenza viruses

Genre/Form

• Laboratory Manual
• Laboratory manuals
• Handbooks and manuals
• Laboratory manuals.
• Manuels de laboratoire.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available via World Wide Web.

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The Virology And Epidemiology, Control And Surveillance Of Influenza -- 1.A. Influenza virology and epidemiology -- 1.B. Influenza control -- 1.C. Influenza surveillance -- pt. 2 The Laboratory Diagnosis And Virological Surveillance Of Influenza -- 2.A. Collection, storage and transport of specimens -- 2.B. Processing of clinical specimens for virus isolation -- 2.C. Virus isolation in cell culture -- 2.D. Virus isolation and passage in embryonated chicken eggs -- 2.E. Identification of the haemagglutinin subtype of viral isolates by haemagglutination inhibition testing -- 2.F. Serological diagnosis of influenza by haemagglutination inhibition testing -- 2.G. Serological diagnosis of influenza by microneutralization assay -- 2.H. Identification of neuraminidase subtype by neuraminidase assay and neuraminidase inhibition test -- 2.I. Molecular identification of influenza isolates -- 2.J. Virus identification by immunofluorescence antibody staining.
• Note continued: 2.K. Use of neuraminidase inhibition assays to determine the susceptibility of influenza viruses to antiviral drugs -- References -- Bibliography -- Influenza surveillance -- Influenza control -- Biosaftey -- Collection and transport of clinical specimens -- Detection of influenza virus and antibodies -- A(H5) outbreaks -- Haemagglutination and haemagglutination inhibition -- Molecular analysis -- Annexes -- Annex I Laboratory safety -- Annex II Cell culture inoculation and passage worksheet -- Annex III Egg inoculation record -- Annex IV Influenza antigen standardization worksheet -- Annex V Haemagglutination inhibition test results -- field isolate identification -- Annex VI Haemagglutination inhibition test results -- serological diagnosis -- Annex VII Microneutralization assay process sheet.

ISBN

• 9789241548090
• 9241548096

LCCN

2011409548

OCLC

• ocn748284982
• 748284982
• SCSB-1598514

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library