FDA Clears Rapid PCR System for Rapid Respiratory Virus Testing
The system simultaneously detects RSV, influenza A and B, and SARS-CoV-2 from a nasal swab in under 10 minutes.
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Andes Virus Shifts Hantavirus Conversation for US Labs
Emerging Andes virus cases—capable of person-to-person transmission—are prompting US clinical labs to reassess hantavirus protocols and consider travel and epidemiologic exposures beyond rodent contact.
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Co-Diagnostics Develops Strategy for Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Assay
Co-Diagnostics has completed its assay development strategy for Bundibugyo virus, following the WHO’s emergency declaration and CDC’s updated traveler screening measures amid ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the DRC and Uganda.
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How Labs Are Driving the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Response
Laboratories are leveraging established diagnostic and surveillance tools to track the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with experts noting no evidence of widespread community transmission or efficient airborne spread.
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Portable Tuberculosis Test Matches Laboratory Accuracy in Minutes, Study Finds
A study finds the battery-powered MiniDock MTB delivers lab-accurate tuberculosis results from tongue swabs in under 30 minutes.
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