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Detection of adenoviruses -- Alphaviruses -- Detection of human caliciviruses in fecal samples by RT-PCR -- Detection of dengue virus -- Detection of enteroviruses from clinical specimens -- The detection of hepatitis viruses -- Molecular detection of herpesviruses -- HIV drug resistance testing -- Detection, quantification, and characterisation of HIV/SIV -- Simultaneous molecular detection and confirmation of influenza AH5, with internal control -- Detection of measles, mumps, and rubella viruses -- Detection of high-risk mucosal human papillomavirus DNA in human specimens by a novel and sensitive multiplex PCR method combined with DNA microarray -- The detection of parvoviruses -- Detection and characterization of polioviruses -- Detection of human-pathogenic poxviruses -- Lyssaviruses: Special emphasis on rabies virus and other members of the lyssavirus genus -- Simultaneous detection and differentiation of respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory viral pathogens -- Rotaviruses -- Detection of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever, hanta, and sandfly fever viruses by real-time RT-PCR -- Detection of SARS coronavirus -- Detection of West Nile virus -- Point of care testing: Diagnosis outside the virology laboratory -- Modelling emerging viral epidemics for public health protection.