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Australia's First Swine Flu Victim was Diagnosed by Test Developed at UQ
In less than two weeks, Dr David Whiley and a team of five scientists were able to provide Pathology Queensland with two detection methods, one of which was used to diagnose Australia's first swine flu case.
The tests have since been implemented by the Townsville Hospital and Royal Darwin Hospital, and were also used to detect the first case of swine flu in the Northern Territory.
''We have a highly skilled team of scientists, with extensive experience and knowledge in molecular diagnostics," Dr Whiley said.
"When news of swine flu broke we realised we had very little time – possibly days – before the first cases arrived in Australia.
"We therefore temporarily suspended all other research projects so that our team could focus on developing the swine flu assays.
"Ours were certainly the first assays implemented for routine swine flu screening in Australia."
The assays, which are used to test respiratory specimens such as nose swabs, target two key parts of the virus: the haemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes.
They detect the virus by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to amplify these parts of the virus's genetic material.
"Once the genetic material begins amplifying, positive fluorescent signal is produced via the use of a fluorescent probe," Dr Whiley said.
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