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Image: Electron micrograph of Coronaviruses which take their name from their crown-like halo (Photo courtesy of EYE OF SCIENCE/SPL).

Coronavirus News Flash: Industry Races to Offer Diagnostic Remedies

In light of the worsening global Coronavirus health crisis, the In-Vitro Diagnostics sector around the world is racing to develop a definitive test for the COVID-19 virus. Several such assays are currently in the pipeline, and some are to be marketable within weeks. More...
15 Feb 2020
Image:  This illustration reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019 (Photo courtesy of [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Two Rapid Tests for Diagnosis of the Novel Chinese Coronovirus

 Two new rapid diagnostic tests are set to enable clinicians to detect individuals infected with the potentially pandemic “Chinese” coronavirus. More...
13 Feb 2020
Image: The FUJI DRI-CHEM IMMUNO AG1 analyzer (Photo courtesy of FUJI FILM).

Rapid Antigenic Diagnostic Test Validated for Ebola Virus Disease

 Hemorrhagic fever outbreaks are difficult to diagnose and control in part because of a lack of low-cost and easily accessible diagnostic structures in countries where etiologic agents are present. Initial clinical symptoms are common and shared with other endemic diseases such as malaria or typhoid fever. More...
13 Feb 2020
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Rapid Diagnostic Tests Set to Distinguish Coronavirus from Other Respiratory Infections

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13 Feb 2020
Image: The LIOFeron TB/LTBI is a novel interferon-gamma release test for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (LTBI)/TB infection (Photo courtesy of Lionex GmbH).

Novel Reliable Assay for Tuberculosis and LTBI Tested

 Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex organisms, is still one of the most prevalent human infections worldwide estimated in 2018 with 1.2 million deaths among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative people and an additional 251,000 deaths from TB among HIV-positive people. More...
12 Feb 2020
Image: The Spark multimode reader performs accurate and sensitive measurements of fluorescent cell-based assays (Photo courtesy of TECAN).

Two Chikungunya Virus IgM Enzyme-Linked Immunoassays Evaluated

 Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. mosquitoes. Transmission was initially restricted to small outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia, but since early 2000s the virus has caused large outbreaks in India and Southeast Asia. More...
11 Feb 2020
Image:  Human sperm stained for semen quality testing in the clinical laboratory (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Semen by Sequencing Sperm RNA

 Advanced sequencing of sperm RNA was used to detect genetic material from microorganisms that were present as contaminants in the associated semen. More...
11 Feb 2020
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