Rapid Ebola Diagnostic Test Could Be Game Changer
Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 07:50
in Health & Medicine
A new test can accurately predict within minutes if an individual has Ebola and is the first to show that a point-of-care EVD test is faster than and as sensitive as a conventional laboratory-based molecular method used for clinical testing during the recent outbreak in Sierra Leone. This new rapid diagnostic test could cut back on the lengthy process usually required to confirm if a patient has Ebola, help identify case contacts, and ultimately curb the spread. read more