dPCR hMPXV Wastewater Surveillance Assay Kit for the Bio-Rad QX200™ Droplet Digital™ PCR System

(Cat# 100285) The dPCR hMPXV Wastewater Surveillance Assay Kit for the Bio-Rad QX200™ Droplet Digital™ PCR System is a molecular reagent kit containing all primers, probes, and controls for wastewater surveillance of hMPXV (also known as monkeypox). Assay solutions and appropriate controls are provided for the quantification of 1) hMPXV, 2) ORF poxvirus, a matrix recovery control (also called a process control) biologically similar to hMPXV; and 3) crAssphage, a fecal indicator used to estimate the human fecal content in a sample. Through the use of this kit in conjunction with the Bio-Rad QX200™ instrument, users can monitor hMPXV levels and normalize for changes in viral recovery caused by the variable and complex nature of wastewater, as well as normalize for human waste input, which can change over time due to weather and variations in human behavior (travel, tourism, etc.).