Development of viral aerosol surveillance system based on virus specific marker

由于检测炭疽威胁的要求提高，在检测生物恐怖主义或公共卫生事件方面满足军事和民用需求的大多数努力都集中在非病毒方法上。然而，最近发生的事件，如全球SARS和禽流感的爆发，很好地提醒人们，在生物检测方面存在知识缺口。除了像聚合酶链式反应（PCR）这样特定但耗时的检测方法外，几乎没有通用的方法来评估空气中病毒的存在。拥有这种能力的重要性还没有得到充分的强调。了解正常空气中存在的物质可以作为预测和诊断应用的数据库。简单地说，测量和记录病毒活动背景的能力是了解真正威胁存在的前奏。

Due to heightened requirements for detecting anthrax threats, most efforts in meeting military and civilian needs regarding the detection of bioterrorism or public health events have been focused on non-viral methodologies. However, recent events like global SARS and avian flu outbreaks serve as good reminders that there are knowledge gaps in biological detection. Apart from specific but time consuming assays like PCR, there are few if any generic approaches to assess viral presence in air. The importance of having such capability has not been adequately emphasized. Knowing what is present in normal air can serve as database for predictive and diagnostic applications. Simply put, the ability to measure and document background presence of viral activity serves as a prelude to understanding the presence of a real threat.