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ArticleThe Journal of general virology2018

Mitigating the risk of Zika virus contamination of raw materials and cell lines in the manufacture of biologicals.

Joanna Zmurko, Douglas B Vasey, Claire L Donald, Alison A Armstrong, Marian L McKee, Alain Kohl, Reginald F Clayton

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Article in The Journal of general virology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joanna ZmurkoMerck KGaA, BioReliance® Services, Todd Campus, West of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 OXA, UK.
Douglas B VaseyMerck KGaA, BioReliance® Services, Todd Campus, West of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 OXA, UK.
Claire L DonaldMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Alison A ArmstrongMerck KGaA, BioReliance® Services, Todd Campus, West of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 OXA, UK.
Marian L McKeeMerck KGaA, BioReliance® Services, Todd Campus, West of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 OXA, UK.
Alain KohlMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Reginald F ClaytonMerck KGaA, BioReliance® Services, Todd Campus, West of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 OXA, UK.
Merck (United Kingdom) · GBMRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/8Medical Research Council MR/N017552/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ensuring the virological safety of biologicals is challenging due to the risk of viral contamination of raw materials and cell banks, and exposure during in-process handling to known and/or emerging viral pathogens. Viruses may contaminate raw materials and biologicals intended for human or veterinary use and remain undetected until appropriate testing measures are employed. The outbreak and expansive spread of the mosquito-borne flavivirus Zika virus (ZIKV) poses challenges to screening human- and animal -derived products used in the manufacture of biologicals. Here, we report the results of an in vitro study where detector cell lines were challenged with African and Asian lineages of ZIKV. We demonstrate that this pathogen is robustly detectable by in vitro assay, thereby providing assurance of detection of ZIKV, and in turn underpinning the robustness of in vitro virology assays in safety testing of biologicals.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiological ProductsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsCytopathogenic Effect, ViralDrug ContaminationHumansRiskVero CellsZika VirusZika Virus InfectionBiological Productscytopathic effectinfectivityraw materialsvirological safety of biologicalsvirus detectionZika virus

Identifiers

PMID29239715
PMCPMC5882083
OpenAlexW2774672648

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