Samples from an initial 15 patients under investigation for possible infection were tested today at a US Naval Medical Research Unit located in Cairo, Egypt.
第一批15名接受疑似感染调查的患者的样本今日在位于埃及开罗的美国海军医学研究所进行了化验。
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Testing was conducted using a portable PCR field laboratory provided by the us Naval Medical Research Unit 3 (NAMRU-3) based in Cairo, Egypt.
Of 38 blood samples sent to the reference laboratory, Naval Medical Research Unit, NAMRU 3 in Cairo, 13 were confirmed positive for yellow fever by PCR tests.