一種新型試劑盒能夠進行廣譜篩查，能夠檢測A型和B型流感病毒，還能夠高度特異地檢測禽流感病毒株的核酸(RNA)。

流感/H5 LightCycler逆轉錄多聚酶鏈反應(RT-PCR)試劑盒是Qiagen公司(Venlo, The Netherlands)的產品。這種試劑盒已經成功的經過了Pasteur研究院(Paris, France)十分嚴格的評估。Qiagen的檢測方法準確地鑒別出了18種不同的人類病毒，包括16種季節性毒株，2例人H5N1和12例禽流感毒株，涵蓋了7種不同的亞型，包括近期的H5N1。

Avian Flu Kit Appraised as Effective
 
A new kit combines a broad screening test, which detects both influenza A and B viruses, with highly specific detection of characteristic nucleic acids (RNA) of avian flu virus strains, including the deadly H5N1 strain.

The artus influenza/H5 LightCycler reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) kit is a product of Qiagen (Venlo, The Netherlands). The kit has successfully undergone the rigorous evaluation procedures of the Institut Pasteur (Paris, France). Qiagen’s assay correctly identified 18 different human viruses, including 16 seasonal strains, two cases of human H5N1, and 12 avian strains covering seven distinct sub-types, including recent H5N1.