Differential detection of West nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus

摘要

PURPOSE: A method for distinguishing and diagnosing west nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus is provided to simultaneously test two kinds of Togaviridae and flaviviridae viruses. CONSTITUTION: A primer set for detecting west nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus contains: a west nile-specific primer set having a sense primer of sequence numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 and an antisense primer of sequence numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; and a Japanese encephalitis virus-specific primer set having a sense primer of sequence numbers 10 and 11 and an antisense primer of sequence numbers 12 and 13. A composition for detecting the west nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus contains the primer sets. The composition is an RT-PCR kit.