Description

Storage of the Kit.
All the reagents of the kit should be stored at -20°C and is stable till expiry at this temperature. Repeated thawing and freezing (> 3x) should be avoided, as this may reduce the sensitivity of the assay. If the kit is to be used only occasionally, the reagents should be frozen in aliquots. Storage at +4°C is not recommended & should not exceed a period of 2 hours in any case.

Application
The Hantaviruses constitute a relatively newly discovered class of virus; the disease entity HFRS was first recognized by Western medicine during the Korean War in the early 1950s. In 1993, a newly-recognized species of Hantavirus was found to be
behind the Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS, also called HPS) caused by the Sin Nombre virus (means “without a name”) in New Mexico and other Four Corners states. In addition to the Hantaan virus and Sin Nombre virus, several
other hantaviruses have been implicated as etiologic agents for either HFRS or HCPS.