Virax Biolabs Introduces Monkeypox Antigen Rapid Test Kit
Virax Biolabs announced the distribution of its Monkeypox Virus Antigen Rapid Test Kits, now launched in markets accepting the CE mark.
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Integrity Laboratories Announces Monkeypox Test Validation
Integrity Laboratories has completed the validation for the Monkeypox virus PCR test, which is available for immediate order by clinicians.
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Monkeypox is Often Found in Saliva & Semen of Infected Patients
Viral DNA can be frequently detected in different clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients, including saliva and semen.
Rapid Ebola Diagnosis May Be Possible
A new tool may make rapid Ebola diagnosis possible by quickly and reliably identifying the presence of the virus in blood samples.
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Companies Partner on Monkeypox Molecular Test
The monkeypox molecular test will be available for BD MAX users and may help advance understanding of the global spread of the disease.
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5 Lab Strategies to Strengthen Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Efforts
A clear set of pandemic prevention and preparedness strategies will be critical for clinical labs to meet the challenges the next event.
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Anitoa Unveils Portable RT-PCR Molecular Test for Dengue Virus
This turn-key solution includes one of a family of 4-6 channel small foot-print real time PCR instruments called the Maverick qPCR.
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Researchers Invest in Nanotechnology to Detect Animal-Borne Diseases
A Florida researcher will lead a new project using nanotech to research the detection and mitigation of emerging animal-borne infectious diseases.
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New Bacterium Discovery May Improve Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
A modification found in the bacterium that causes Lyme disease may help researchers exploit it for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
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Gene Mapping: Multiplex Network Improves Diagnosis, Analysis of Rare Diseases
Researchers have developed a mulitiplex network that reveals underlying mechanisms of rare diseases for more accurate identification of genetic defects.
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Researchers Identify Causes of Disease Outbreaks
According to new research, contaminated water has been the most common driver of large-scale zoonotic infectious disease outbreaks.
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Japanese Scientists Identify New Infectious Nairovirus
A previously unknown virus that can infect humans and cause disease has been identified by scientists in Japan.
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Simple Blood Tests May Help Improve Malaria Diagnosis in Clinical Studies
Using simple blood tests could help researchers identify children who have been misidentified as having severe malaria, according to a study published in eLife.
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How Better Diagnostics Technology Could Thwart Tomorrow’s Pandemics
Pandemic preparedness requires long-term investments in disease surveillance, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccine research.
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Chagas Disease in the US: What We Do and Don’t Know
Expanded testing for Chagas disease could prevent deaths from this parasitic infection that many healthcare providers are unaware exists in the United States, reports the American Society for Microbiology.
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FDA Clears Gold Standard Diagnostics Lyme Disease Test
This new B. burgdorferi IgG/IgM VlsE-OspC EIA test, when used in conjunction with the other FDA cleared GSD Lyme EIA tests, can be used in the CDC recommended modified two-tiered testing (MTTT) algorithm.
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New Guidelines for Lyme Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The guidelines include 43 recommendations related to diagnostic testing, including testing scenarios, detailed recommendations about Lyme carditis, and a discussion of “chronic Lyme disease.”
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Galaxy Diagnostics Launches Test for Direct Detection of Lyme Disease
Galaxy Diagnostics’ Nanotrap Urine Test for Lyme Borreliosis is a urine-based Lyme antigen test providing direct detection of Borrelia burgdorferi infection at all stages of the disease.
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