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SynthesisViruses2026

Detection of Viral Nucleic Acid in Specimens Spotted on Commercial Filter Papers: A Review and Meta-Analysis.

Betsy Armenta-Leyva, Berenice Munguía-Ramírez, Brad Kuennen, Yanqi Zhang, Luis G Giménez-Lirola, Jeffrey J Zimmerman

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Synthesis in Viruses, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited 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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Betsy Armenta-LeyvaDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4094-6813
Berenice Munguía-RamírezDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2557-1817
Brad KuennenUniversity Library, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-8873-5375
Yanqi ZhangDepartment of Statistics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-9494-5642
Luis G Giménez-LirolaDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4407-7996
Jeffrey J ZimmermanDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8107-2422

Funding

Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Filter paper-based sampling has been widely used for the collection, transport, and storage of biological samples. This review and meta-analysis aggregated the performance of commercial filter paper matrices for nucleic acid detection across human and veterinary viral pathogens. The review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines using PubMed

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PaperSpecimen HandlingVirus DiseasesVirusesAnimalsFiltrationHumansRNA, ViralRNA, Viraldried blood spotsfilter paperPCRviral detectionvirus

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PMID42357640
PMCPMC13307631

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