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Table 1 Primers and probes used to detect arbovirus and hepatitis E virus

From: Identification of pathogens for differential diagnosis of fever with jaundice in the Central African Republic: a retrospective assessment, 2008–2010

Primers and probes

Nucleic acid sequences of primers and probes

qPCR Zika virus (ZIKV)

 ZIKV forward

5-nt9271AARTACACATACCARAACAAAgTggT9297–3’

 ZIKV reverse

5′ nt9352-TCCRCTCCCYCTYTggTCTTg-9373 -3’

 ZIKV probe

nt 9304-FAM-CTYAgACCAgCTgAAR-BBQ-9320

qPCR Dengue total (DENV 1–4 system)

 DENT forward

5′- AGGACYAGAGGTTAGAGGAGA - 3’

 DENT reverse

5′- CGYTCTGTGCCTGGAWTGAT −3’

 DENT probe

FAM-ACAGCATATTGACGCTGGGARAGACC-TAMRA

qPCR Dengue subtypes (DENV1, DENV2, DENV3)

 DEN1 forward

5′ ATACCYCCAACAGCAGGAATT - 3’

 DEN1 reverse

5′ AGCATRAGGAGCATGGTCAC −3’

 DEN1 probe

FAM-TTGGCTAGATGGRGCTCATTCAAGAAGAAT-TAMRA

 DEN2 forward

5′ TGGACCGACAAAGACAGATTCTT 3’

 DEN2 reverse

5′ CGYCCYTGCAGCATTCCAA 3’

 DEN2 probe

FAM-CGCGAGAGAAACCGCGTGTCRACTGT-TAMRA

 DEN3 forward

5′ AAGACGGGAAAACCGTCTATCAA 3’

 DEN3 reverse

5′ TTGAGAATCTCTTCGCCAACTG 3’

 DEN3 probe

FAM-ATGCTGAAACGCGTGAGAAACCGTGT-TAMRA

qPCR Chikungunya (CHIK)

 CHIK forward

5′- AAGCTYCGCGTCCTTTACCAAG - 3’

 CHIK reverse

5′- CCAAATTGTCCYGGTCTTCCT −3’

 CHIK probe

FAM-CCAATGTCYTCMGCCTGGACACCTTT-TAMRA

qPCR Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV)

 RVFV forward

5′- AAA ggA ACA ATg gAC TCT ggT CA - 3’

 RVFV reverse

5′- CAC TTC TTA CTA CCA TTC CTC CAA T − 3’

 RVFV probe

FAM-AAA gCT TTg ATA TCT CTC AgT gCC CCA A -TAMRA

qPCR West Nile virus (WNV)

 WNV3p forward

5′ Agg TTA gWg gAg ACC CCg T - 3’

 WNV3p reverse

5′ ggT TgT gCA gAg CAg AAg ATC −3’

 WNV3p probe

FAM-CGGTTCCGGCGGTGGTTTCT-TAMRA

Conventional PCR Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV)

 CCHFV forward

5′ – TGGACACCTTCACAAACTC - 3’

 CCHFV reverse

5′ – GACAAATTCCCTGCACCA - 3’

qPCR Hepatitis E virus (HEV)

 HEV forward

5′ GCCCGGTCAGCCGTCTGG −3’

 HEV reverse

5′-CTGAGAATCAACCCGGTCAC −3’

 HEV probe

FAM-CGGTTCCGGCGGTGGTTTCT-TAMRA