Monitoring Influenza C and D Viruses in Patients With Respiratory Diseases in Japan, January 2018 to March 2023.
Kohei ShimizuChiharu KawakamiYoko MatsuzakiSeiichiro FujisakiShiho NagataHiroko MoritaKayo WatanabeHideka MiuraTomoko MomokiMiwako SaikusaHiroki OzawaMakoto KumazakiShuzo UsukuNobuko TanakaRyuichi SendaIchiro OkuboShinji WatanabeHideki HasegawaYoshihiro KawaokaEmi TakashitaPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2024)
Our duplex real-time RT-PCR is useful for the simultaneous detection of influenza C and D viruses from the same specimen. Adding the influenza D virus to the monitoring of the influenza C virus would help in assessing the public health risks posed by this virus.