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BioMérieux Gets Special 510(k) Clearance From FDA for Tropical Fever Panel
The panel detects pathogens that cause chikungunya, dengue, leptospirosis, and malaria using the firm's BioFire system.
Lassa Fever Fatality Linked to Genetic Risk Loci in African GWAS
Researchers explored genetic contributors to Lassa virus infection response in patients from Nigeria and Sierra Leone, focusing on fatal outcomes.
Midge Medical, Institut Pasteur de Dakar Partner for Rapid Marburg Virus Test
The Berlin, Germany-based firm developed an assay for Marburg virus on its Minoo portable isothermal molecular diagnostic system.
Inflammatix Raises $32M in Series C Financing
The firm said it will use the funds to advance development of its HostDx immune response gene expression tests for acute infections and sepsis.
Strep A Sequences Point to Potential Scarlet Fever Culprit in the UK
Researchers identified Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from a lineage dubbed M1UK that are predicted to produce higher-than-usual levels of a scarlet fever-associated toxin.