“…Specificity of multiplex assay was recently evaluated by crossreactivity with different genotype influenza viruses (H3N8, H7N7) and other avian diseases viruses (Rhinotracheitis virus, Newcastle Disease Virus, Variola avium virus, Chickens Egg Drop Syndrome virus) [15]. In this study we investigated specificity of the Multiplex H5N1 TaqMan RRT-PCR assay by analyzing avian clinical samples from Odessa zoo park, reference CDC human influenza samples and clinical human samples (H1N1) and simulated clinical human samples (H5N1).…”