Scientists Find Flaw in Malaria Diagnostics
Current diagnostic methods can vastly overestimate the rates that malaria parasites are multiplying in an infected person’s blood.
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The Urban and Rural Differences in Monkeypox Testing and Vaccination
The CDC has urged the public to engage in monkeypox testing & vaccination efforts as well as mitigate behaviors to prevent the virus' spread.
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Monkeypox Testing: What Are the Regulatory Implications for Laboratories?
With demand for monkeypox testing, labs will need to be aware of the regulations related to coding, reimbursement, and compliance issues.
Orchard Software & CDR Labs Partner for Monkeypox Testing
Orchard Software and CDR Laboratories have partnered to rapidly implement monkeypox testing as monkeypox cases have continued to rise.
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Chembio Diagnostics Evaluates Monkeypox Rapid POC Test Development
Chembio Diagnostics, a POC diagnostics company focused on infectious diseases, is evaluating the potential to develop a monkeypox test.
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NxGen MDx Offers Monkeypox Testing in Michigan & Chicago
NxGen MDx is offering testing in Michigan & Chicago for monkeypox, shingles, & lesion-forming STIs including chancroid, syphilis, & herpes.
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MD-Bio Introduces Monkeypox Detection Assay
DetectaChem and its subsidiary MD-Bio, providers of threat detection solutions, have launched the MD-Bio qPCR Monkeypox Detection Assay.
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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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BD, CerTest Biotec Unveil Commercial Launch of Monkeypox Test
BD and CerTest Biotec announced their newly developed molecular PCR test for the monkeypox virus is commercially available outside the U.S.
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Vircell Launches Amplirun Monkeypox Virus DNA Control
Vircell launched a new molecular control, Amplirun Monkeypox Virus DNA Control, aimed at helping labs combat the monkeypox outbreak.
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HealthTrackRx Develops Monkeypox PCR Test with Next-Day Results
HealthTrackRx, a PCR diagnostic testing lab, is now offering a molecular test for detection of the human monkeypox virus.
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ARUP’s Monkeypox Test Works on High-Throughput Instruments
ARUP Laboratories has begun in-house testing for the monkeypox virus with its Orthopoxvirus by RT-PCR test.
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FDA: For Monkeypox Testing, Use Lesion Swab Samples
The U.S. FDA is advising people to use swab samples taken directly from a lesion (rash or growth) when testing for the monkeypox virus.
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Neelyx Labs Announces Capacity for Rapid Monkeypox PCR Testing
Amid rising concerns about a lack of testing to stop the spread of the monkeypox virus, Neelyx Labs, is now processing monkeypox PCR tests.
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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.
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Quest Offers Monkeypox PCR Test
Quest Diagnostics has announced the availability of the company’s monkeypox PCR test with plans to launch the CDC’s orthopoxvirus test.
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Monkeypox Virus Test Being Shipped
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. has shipped testing reagents for monkeypox virus currently exhibiting a multi-country outbreak.
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Scientists Chart How Yellow Fever Is Transmitted to Humans
Recent research inquires into the evolutionary dynamic of the global risk of yellow fever transmission to humans.
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