This was a past assay that we no longer in use. For our favoured Measles TaqMan test, please refer to the MeV N TaqMan protocol.The protocol aims to amplify measles virus (MeV) strains and not other viruses.Michael Lyon designed the original version of this unpublished in-house assay in 1999. It was superseded in 2003 but occassionally brought out as needed for troubelshooting. The superseding test was a first generation MGB-TaqMan protocol called Measles MGB TaqMan FAST.The assay targets the fusion (F) gene region and is designed as a qualitative test for investigating MeV infection of humans.