Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals (such as fruit bats, porcupines and non-human primates) and then spreads in the human population through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with surfaces and materials contaminated with these fluids. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks.

The BioPerfectus Ebola Virus Real Time PCR Kit is a real-time PCR research assay for the qualitative analysis of Ebola virus (Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo and Taï Forest) RNA in research samples. Analytical performance: LoD 500 copies/mL; no cross-reaction with related viruses.

• Detection of Ebola Virus specific RNA
• Internal Control (IC): Housekeeping gene
• Assay Runtime: 76 minutes*
• Analytical Sensitivity: 500 copies/ml
• Analytical Specificity: No cross-reaction with other similar symptom virus
• Storage Temperature: -20±5℃
• Transportation Temperature: -25℃ ~8℃

* This time is the running time on Applied Biosystems 7500