Table 3. MassTag polymerase chain reaction analysis of clinical specimens from viral hemorrhagic fever patients*.
| Previous diagnosis | Sample identification | Sample type | Year/origin | MassTag result† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEBOV | 5015 | Serum | 1995/Kikwit, DRC | +++, ZEBOV |
| ZEBOV | 5014 | Serum | 1995/Kikwit, DRC | +++, ZEBOV |
| ZEBOV | 5004 | Serum | 1995/Kikwit, DRC | +++, ZEBOV |
| ZEBOV | 6317 | Serum | 1995/Kikwit, DRC | +++, ZEBOV |
| ZEBOV | 6313 | Serum | 1995/Kikwit, DRC | +++, ZEBOV |
| MARV | 246-00-5 | Hemolyzed whole blood | 2000/Durba, DRC | +, MARV |
| MARV | 226-00-4 | Hemolyzed whole blood | 2000/Durba, DRC | ++, MARV |
| MARV | 246-00-7 | Hemolyzed whole blood | 2000/Durba, DRC | +, MARV |
| MARV | 98-00-2 | Hemolyzed whole blood | 2000/Durba, DRC | +++, MARV |
| MARV | 461 | Blood | 2005/Uige, Angola | +++, MARV |
| MARV | 462 | Oral swab | 2005/Uige, Angola | +++, MARV |
| MARV | 475 | Blood | 2005/Uige, Angola | ++, MARV |
| MARV | 476 | Oral swab | 2005/Uige, Angola | +, MARV |
| LASV | 98-04-1 | Serum | 2004/Sierra Leone | +++, LASV |
| LASV | 98-04 | Serum | 2004/Sierra Leone | ++, LASV |
| LASV | 98-04-5 | Serum | 2004/Sierra Leone | +, LASV |
| LASV | 80-04-1 | Serum | 2004/Sierra Leone | +++, LASV |
| RVFV | 98002009 | Serum | 1998/Kenya | +, RVFV |
| RVFV | H6061989 | Serum | 1998/Kenya | +, RVFV |
| RVFV | 98002019 | Serum | 1998/Kenya | ++, RVFV |
| RVFV | 77-04 | Serum | 2004/Namibia | ++, RVFV |
| CCHFV | 187-86 | Serum | 1986/South Africa | +, CCHFV |
| CCHFV | 30-93 | Serum | 1993/South Africa | +++, CCHFV |
| CCHFV | 465-88 | Serum | 1988/South Africa | +++, CCHFV |
| CCHFV | 407-89 | Serum | 1989/South Africa | +++, CCHFV |
| CCHFV | 215-90 | Serum | 1990/South Africa | ++, CCHFV |
*ZEBOV, Ebola Zaire virus; MARV, Marburg virus; LASV, Lassa virus; RVFV, Rift Valley fever virus; CCHV, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo. †Relative ranking of results: +, signal-to-noise ratio <4; ++, signal-to-noise ratio >4 and <8; +++, signal-to-noise ratio >8.