Infectious Disease
News on research and diagnostic development for pathogenic diseases.
The assay detects HPV 16 and HPV 18 DNA within 45 minutes and is intended to be used in low-resource settings.
Delve Bio Raises $35M in Series A Financing to Develop Metagenomic Sequencing Diagnostics
The UCSF spinout's cofounders include Joe DeRisi and Charles Chiu, as well as Pardis Sabeti of Harvard University and the Broad Institute.
CDC Greatly Expands Number of Infectious Disease Targets for National Wastewater Surveillance
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The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) will test sewage for gastrointestinal, respiratory, and antimicrobial resistance targets using digital PCR.
Roche HPV Test Awarded World Health Organization Prequalification
Prequalified status enables Roche to provide the Cobas HPV test to more low- and middle-income countries.
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Michigan State University COVID-19 Molecular Assay
The laboratory-developed test uses nasopharyngeal swab samples and RT-LAMP for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus in symptomatic patients.