Reference was made to published studies; four common and important DNA viruses were used to evaluate the specificity of the RAA assay [10 (link),50 (link)]. The five viruses are goat pox virus, sheep pox virus, African swine fever virus, bovine papular stomatitis virus and pseudorabies virus. African swine fever virus is stored in Biosafety Laboratory Level 3, Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Viral RNA of the four viruses was extracted as a template to evaluate the specificity of the RAA assay.
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