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Altona Diagnostics RealStar Zoonotic Orthopoxvirus PCR Kit

Jun 08, 2022

Altona Diagnostics has launched the RealStar Zoonotic Orthopoxvirus PCR Kit 1.0,  a real-time RT-PCR reagent kit for the detection of zoonotic non-variola orthopoxvirus DNA, including monkeypox virus DNA of the Central and West African strains.

RealStar PCR kits consist of master reagents, positive controls, and an internal control. They are manufactured according to GMP guidelines and can be used with a range of real-time PCR instruments.

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