Low-cost test to pinpoint Zika virus – The Hindu


Low-cost test to pinpoint Zika virus – The Hindu
09/30/2017
Low-cost test to pinpoint Zika virusThe HinduA new test that resembles a pregnancy indicator strip can help detect Zika and dengue viruses in blood, according to a study which used serum samples from several countries including India. The test developed by researchers, including those from the …
Zika Used to Be a Mild Infection. Here's How It Became So Devastating – ScienceAlert
09/30/2017
Los Angeles TimesZika Used to Be a Mild Infection. Here's How It Became So DevastatingScienceAlertTragically – or perhaps, thankfully – this debilitating effect was never observed in any previous Zika virus outbreak. Now a group of researchers from across China think they know why; in 2013, the virus mutated into something far more dangerous.Once harmless, the Zika virus became lethal after a single genetic mutation took hold around 2013Los Angeles TimesHow Zika Became So Dangerous For BabiesNPRZika was a mild bug. A new discovery shows how it turned monstrous.Washington PostNew York Times -Scientific American -NPR -World Health Organizationall 87 news articles »
A Single Mutation May Have Turned Zika Into a Killer
09/28/2017
NBCNews.comA Single Mutation May Have Turned Zika Into a KillerNBCNews.comA single genetic mutation may have turned Zika from a boring and harmless virus into the brain-destroying guided missile that causes microcephaly and other severe birth defects, Chinese researchers said Thursday. Their findings, if they hold up, could …and more »
Chembio Diagnostics Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the First Rapid Zika IgM Test – Markets Insider
09/28/2017
Chembio Diagnostics Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the First Rapid Zika IgM TestMarkets InsiderThe DPP® Zika System, which provides results in 15-20 minutes from only 10µL of blood, is the first rapid Zika test to receive an FDA EUA for use in high and moderate complexity CLIA certified laboratories. The DPP® Zika System includes the DPP® Zika …and more »
New test rapidly diagnoses Zika – MIT News
09/27/2017
MIT NewsNew test rapidly diagnoses ZikaMIT NewsMIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing tests, the new diagnostic does not cross-react with Dengue virus, a close relative of the Zika virus that can produce false positives …Cheap, fast test for Zika and dengue could cost just $1STATStudy: New Test Could Check For Zika Quickly And CheaplyWBURCheap 'Dipstick' Test Could Pinpoint Zika Virus, say ScientistsVoice of AmericaCIDRAPall 20 news articles »

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