Infectious Disease
News on research and diagnostic development for pathogenic diseases.
Rockefeller Foundation Funds Global Pathogen Sequencing With $20M, Forms Collaborations
The funding and alliances mark the first step in the foundation's establishment of a pandemic prevention institute, which will collaborate with similar efforts elsewhere.
Enzo Biochem Q3 Revenues Nearly Double on Clinical Lab Testing Demand
The recent quarter reflected growing demand for testing services and a steady improvement in sales of its products and services, the firm said.
Novel Locus Tied to Rheumatic Heart Disease in Black Africans
A lack of an independent cohort limited the researchers' ability to replicate their finding and underscored the need for better representation of Africans in research.
Biocept, Cleared4 Partner to Provide COVID-19 Testing, Management Service
The companies are developing a system using Cleared4's health validation platform to allow Biocept COVID-19 customers to monitor and manage their testing programs.
Genomic Study Highlights Summer Travel Role in SARS-CoV-2 Variant Spread in Europe
Investigators found that a strain that first appeared in Spain last spring was introduced to additional European locations hundreds of times with the help of summer travel.