Purdue researchers develop technology to detect the Zika virus faster according to : FOX 59

"It is the property of our electrode before the detection of Zika virus and it is after the Zika virus detection," Purdue University Ph.D. candidate, Seonah Jin said. - Purdue university researchers have made a major advancement in detecting the mosquito borne diseases like the Zika virus. This technology can detect the presence of mosquito borne illnesses like the Zika or West Nile virus within 30 minutes. The team is trying to secure funding to create the condensed version of the technology that would allow people to even test themselves for mosquito borne illnesses. The next step is to take the findings from the lab to the public to get results cheaper and faster.




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CDC updates guidelines for Zika virus testing, interpretation of results

Patients with suspected Zika virus infection who have negative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test results are not automatically in the clear, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in new guidelines on the interpretation of Zika virus antibody test results. Any pregnant women who have a confirmed Zika virus infection should be reported to the US Zika Pregnancy Registry or the Puerto Rico Zika Active Pregnancy Surveillance System, with continued monitoring for any possible adverse effects to the pregnancy. The CDC urges health care providers who have patients suspected of Zika virus infection to consult with their local and state health agencies to properly interpret any test results. For confirmation of a positive, equivocal, or inconclusive result on the IgM test, patients will require a plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) as well. Thus, a more conservative approach to interpreting PRNT results is now recommended to reduce the possibility of missing the diagnosis of either Zika or dengue virus infection," CDC officials wrote.


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