Technical validation and implementation of a multiplex real-time PCR for differential diagnostic detection of Zika virus, yellow fever virus, dengue virus and chikungunya virus (ZYDC-PCR)

Anne Hauner, Ana Julia Benítez, Noella Mulopo-Mukanya, Stijn Rogé, Silvia Serrano, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Luciana Lepore, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Justin Masumu, Carolyne Nasimiyu, M. Kariuki Njenga, Maria Eugenia Toledo Romani, Yenisbel V. Portal, Mayling Álvarez, Rosa Ramírez-Bartutis, María G. Guzmán, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Kevin K. Ariën

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-12570-w
Published: 2026-02-06
Container: BMC Infectious Diseases
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12879-026-12570-w,
  title = {Technical validation and implementation of a multiplex real-time PCR for differential diagnostic detection of Zika virus, yellow fever virus, dengue virus and chikungunya virus (ZYDC-PCR)},
  author = {Anne Hauner and Ana Julia Benítez and Noella Mulopo-Mukanya and Stijn Rogé and Silvia Serrano and Veerle Vanlerberghe and Luciana Lepore and Marjan Van Esbroeck and Justin Masumu and Carolyne Nasimiyu and M. Kariuki Njenga and Maria Eugenia Toledo Romani and Yenisbel V. Portal and Mayling Álvarez and Rosa Ramírez-Bartutis and María G. Guzmán and Steve Ahuka-Mundeke and Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka and Kevin K. Ariën},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1186/s12879-026-12570-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12570-w}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Technical validation and implementation of a multiplex real-time PCR for differential diagnostic detection of Zika virus, yellow fever virus, dengue virus and chikungunya virus (ZYDC-PCR)
AU  - Anne Hauner
AU  - Ana Julia Benítez
AU  - Noella Mulopo-Mukanya
AU  - Stijn Rogé
AU  - Silvia Serrano
AU  - Veerle Vanlerberghe
AU  - Luciana Lepore
AU  - Marjan Van Esbroeck
AU  - Justin Masumu
AU  - Carolyne Nasimiyu
AU  - M. Kariuki Njenga
AU  - Maria Eugenia Toledo Romani
AU  - Yenisbel V. Portal
AU  - Mayling Álvarez
AU  - Rosa Ramírez-Bartutis
AU  - María G. Guzmán
AU  - Steve Ahuka-Mundeke
AU  - Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
AU  - Kevin K. Ariën
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1186/s12879-026-12570-w
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12570-w
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Hauner, A., Benítez, A. J., Mulopo-Mukanya, N., Rogé, S., Serrano, S., Vanlerberghe, V., Lepore, L., Esbroeck, M. V., Masumu, J., Nasimiyu, C., Njenga, M. K., Romani, M. E. T., Portal, Y. V., Álvarez, M., Ramírez-Bartutis, R., Guzmán, M. G., Ahuka-Mundeke, S., Mukadi-Bamuleka, D., & Ariën, K. K. (2026). Technical validation and implementation of a multiplex real-time PCR for differential diagnostic detection of Zika virus, yellow fever virus, dengue virus and chikungunya virus (ZYDC-PCR). BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12570-w

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