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Use of TaqMan Array Cards to Screen Outbreak Specimens for Causes of Febrile Illness in Tanzania.

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Title
Use of TaqMan Array Cards to Screen Outbreak Specimens for Causes of Febrile Illness in Tanzania.
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The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 2018
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0071
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Ahmed Abade, Rachel B Eidex, Athanasia Maro, Jean Gratz, Jie Liu, Ireen Kiwelu, Buliga Mujaga, Maria E Kelly, Blandina T Mmbaga, James J Gibson, Fausta Mosha, Eric R Houpt

Abstract

We describe the deployment of a custom-designed molecular diagnostic TaqMan Array Card (TAC) to screen for 31 bacterial, protozoal, and viral etiologies in blood from outbreaks of acute febrile illness in Tanzania during 2015-2017. On outbreaks notified to the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, epidemiologists were dispatched and specimens were collected, transported to a central national laboratory, and tested by TAC within 2 days. This algorithm streamlined investigation, diagnosed a typhoid outbreak, and excluded dozens of other etiologies. This method is usable in-country and may be incorporated into algorithms for diagnosing outbreaks.

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Unknown 29 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 21%
Other 4 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 14%
Student > Postgraduate 3 10%
Student > Master 3 10%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 8 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 14%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 7%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 10 34%
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