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Lack of Standardization Across MDx Infectious Disease Tests Could Undermine Pandemic Preparedness
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Poor cross-compatibility may make it difficult to substitute components of automated sample processing and testing workflows in the case of shortages.
CDC Wastewater Surveillance Shifts to Public Health Labs With Planned Digital PCR Pathogen Panels
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will support dPCR platforms from Qiagen and Bio-Rad, as well as sequencing-based variant surveillance.
CDC Grants Could Indicate Shift Toward More Federal Funds for Public Health Lab Construction
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The agency announced last month that it provided $175 million to seven states and localities to either build, expand, or renovate public health laboratory space.
The Association of Public Health Laboratories is directing member labs to focus sequencing efforts on S-gene dropouts for the next week.
FDA to Harmonize COVID-19 Data with New Terminology Codes
The agency plans to work with a number of partners to develop codes that will describe tests and results to standardize data collection.
Feb 19, 2020