Microbiology
New Emergency-Use Listed Kit Provides Rapid Diagnostic Test for Ebolavirus
A new chromatographic immunoassay for Zaire ebolavirus has now qualified as eligible for procurement through the World Health Organization (WHO)’s “Emergency Use Assessment and Listing (EUAL)” program. The EUAL program is part of the continued global response to help in early-treatment of patients and prevent spread of infection, particularly in the West Africa outbreak that has had a mortality rate of over 40%. More...14 Oct 2015
Dengue Diagnosis Tested in Urine and Saliva Specimens
Dengue is the most important arthropod-borne disease affecting humans, representing a huge public health burden in affected countries. Symptoms are often nonspecific, hence the need for an early, sensitive, and specific diagnosis of dengue for appropriate management. More...13 Oct 2015
![Image: Photomicrograph of a band-form trophozoite of P. malariae in a thin blood smear (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com.axis1.net/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-10-07/RLJ-324.jpg "Image: Photomicrograph of a band-form trophozoite of P. malariae in a thin blood smear (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).")
Rapid Test Assesses Plasma Malaria Biomarker to Guide Management
A malaria blood film or rapid diagnostic test is often the only diagnostic available, but the presence of parasites is non-specific and malaria is frequently over-diagnosed, resulting in failure to consider and treat other life-threatening conditions. More...05 Oct 2015
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