Category: Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

Delve Bio Launches Blood Test That Can Detect More Than 68,000 Pathogens

Delve Bio has launched Delve Detect Plasma, a blood-based mNGS assay capable of detecting over 68,000 pathogens from a single blood draw, with next-day results.

Infectious Diseases

Coffee Mug Powers Portable Test for Seven Mosquito-Borne Viruses

University of Florida researchers have developed a portable diagnostic device that detects and differentiates seven mosquito-borne viruses in under an hour, offering rapid results without the need for traditional lab equipment.

Infectious Diseases

Noninvasive IBS Testing Linked to Fewer Procedures and Lower Diagnostic Costs

A study found that use of IBS-Smart and Trio-Smart tests was linked to fewer colonoscopies and lower diagnostic costs among adults with suspected irritable bowel syndrome.

Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases

Alveo Technologies and UTMB Partner to Develop Point-of-Care Lassa Fever Diagnostics

Alveo Technologies and UTMB have partnered to develop point-of-care diagnostics for Lassa fever, deploying molecular sensing platforms at clinical sites in Nigeria and Sierra Leone to support real-time pathogen detection.

Flu & Respiratory Infections

ProAxsis Evaluates Point-of-Use Test for COPD Exacerbations in New Study

The 21-month clinical research study with Imperial College London will assess the diagnostic value of a lateral flow test for active neutrophil elastase.

Gastrointestinal Infections

The Cyclospora Outbreak Is Putting Laboratory Testing to the Test

As Cyclospora infections surge in the US, laboratories face increased pressure to quickly differentiate cases, with the CDC reporting 1,947 confirmed infections and 98 hospitalizations across nine states as of July 24.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Bacterial Vaginosis Triples STI Risk in Women, Quest Diagnostics Study Finds

A Quest Diagnostics study of 1.5 million women found those with bacterial vaginosis are over three times more likely to have a non-viral STI, highlighting the need for comprehensive diagnostic testing.