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Image: A small Buruli ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (Photo courtesy of Dr. A. Chauty, AFRF, Benin).

Buruli Ulcer Diagnosed by Fluorescent Thin Layer Chromatography

Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, known as Buruli ulcer, is a disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissues which is an important but neglected tropical disease with its major impact in rural parts of West and Central Africa where facilities for diagnosis and management are poorly developed.   More...
29 Nov 2015
Image: Sysmex XE-5000 automated hematology analyzer (Photo courtesy of Sysmex Corporation).

Hematology Analyzers Contribute to Differentiating Febrile Illnesses

Distinguishing Dengue virus infection from other febrile thrombocytopenic illnesses such as leptospirosis or enteric fever is important but difficult, due to the unavailability of reliable diagnostic tests.  More...
25 Nov 2015
Image: The Diagnostics-in-a-Suitcase used to screen for Ebolavirus disease (Photo courtesy of Institut Pasteur, Dakar).

Rapid Ebola Virus Detection Assay Evaluated

Ebolavirus infection is mainly diagnosed by various in-house and commercial real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays used in up to 38 laboratories implemented at or close to Ebola treatment centers in West Africa.  More...
17 Nov 2015
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System Portfolio Includes High Medical Value Virology Assays

New commercial virology assays offer the latest generation of performance with dual target technology for Human immunodeficiency virus 1 and dual probe technology forHepatitis C virus.   More...
17 Nov 2015
Image: Transmission electron micrograph of numerous Chikungunya virus particles which are composed of a central dense core surrounded by a viral envelope ((Photo courtesy of Cynthia Goldsmith).

Simple Affordable Diagnostic Kit Developed for Chikungunya

Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness that while not often deadly causes severe, incapacitating and often chronic joint pain, is spreading globally and it can be difficult to diagnose and most tests available now are expensive and challenging to develop.  More...
11 Nov 2015
Image: The CareStart Malaria pLDH/HRP2 combo rapid diagnostic test (Photo courtesy of Access Bio Inc.).

Combination Rapid Diagnostic Tests Evaluated for Malaria in Pregnancy

Early detection and effective management of asymptomatic and symptomatic malaria is essential to reduce the burden of malaria in pregnancy.  More...
10 Nov 2015
Image: The QX200 AutoDG Droplet Digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) dystem (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad).

Molecular Technology Identifies Viral RNA Mutations in Clinical Samples

Droplet Digital polymerase chain reaction uses emulsion chemistry to partition nucleic acid samples into approximately 20,000 oil-encapsulated nanodroplets to produce data that surpasses the precision of other molecular methods with equivalent or much higher sensitivity.  More...
09 Nov 2015
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