• Source: National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory

The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory (NAIRL) is a BSL3 facility in Harbin, China.




Leadership


Hualan Chen




History


In October 2019, scientists at the NAIRL reported on the development of a real-time RT-PCR test for the H5N6 virus.
On 2 February 2021, the NAIRL reported an outbreak in Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, Haidian District, Beijing of a highly pathogenic H5N8 variant, which had a mortality rate of 1 in 5 Cygnus atratus (Anatidae) animals.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory
• Avian influenza
• Influenza A virus subtype H5N1
• Influenza pandemic
• Veterinary Laboratories Agency
• Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
• National Institute of Virology
• Gain-of-function research
• Chen Hualan
• Spanish flu