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New tool helps identify mysterious viruses that caused New York respiratory illnesses in 2004
10-12-2006 · EurekAlert!A fast, sensitive and inexpensive diagnostic tool called MassTag PCR has been developed that can identify the specific pathogen that causes a particular case of respiratory infection, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health.
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