The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory (NAIRL) is a
BSL3 facility in
Harbin
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,
China
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.
Leadership
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Hualan Chen
Chen Hualan (; born March 1969) is a Chinese people, Chinese Veterinary virology, veterinary virologist best known for researching animal epidemic diseases. She is a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and a member of the Foo ...
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History
In October 2019, scientists at the NAIRL reported on the development of a real-time RT-PCR
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a laboratory technique combining reverse transcription of RNA into DNA (in this context called complementary DNA or cDNA) and amplification of specific DNA targets using polymerase cha ...
test for the H5N6 virus.Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
of a highly pathogenic H5N8 variant, which had a mortality rate of 1 in 5 ''Cygnus atratus
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(Anatidae)'' animals.
References
Avian influenza
Biosafety level 3 laboratories
Science and technology in China
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