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Apr 22, 2020

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.

Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus Testing Delays Yield New Oversight Bill, Shine Light on LDT Regulation Debate

The sponsors of the VALID Act say it's time to modernize outdated diagnostic regulations slowing down test access during a public health crisis.  

Feb 19, 2020

CDC Will Implement Novel Coronavirus Surveillance in Select Public Health Labs

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The plan piggybacks on national influenza surveillance, testing flu-negative samples using the CDC's rRT-PCR test for the novel coronavirus.

Feb 10, 2020

CDC Building NGS Quality Management Tools as Public Health Labs Increase Use of Sequencing

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The agency aims to aid adoption of NGS within public health labs, which have significantly increased their use of the technology in recent years.

Feb 03, 2020

CDC Submitting Novel Coronavirus Test for EUA Following HHS Declaration of Public Health Emergency

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If granted, emergency use authorization is anticipated to help roll out standardized, consistent 2019-nCoV testing to public health labs in the US. 

May 17, 2012

OpGen Creates Public Health Consortium to Evaluate its Technology for Use in Health Outbreaks

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – OpGen today announced the creation of a public health consortium to evaluate its Whole Genome Mapping technology for strain typing microorganisms that cause health outbreaks.

Apr 15, 2010

Abbott Molecular ID System to be Used in Five-State Biopreparedness Evaluation Program: Breaking News

Abbott will help authorities at state public health labs identify and characterize microorganisms in surveillance activities for infectious diseases, food safety analysis, and biodefense readiness.

Apr 15, 2010

Abbott Molecular ID System to be Used in Five-State Biopreparedness Evaluation Program: In-Depth

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Abbott's Plex-ID system, which combines PCR and mass spec analysis, will help authorities at state public health labs identify and characterize microorganisms in surveillance activities for infectious diseases, food safety analysis, and biodefense readiness.

The Scan

And Maybe Not

President Donald Trump might not approve the stricter standards the US Food and Drug Administration is developing for authorizing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, according to Politico.

Now Onto a Hungry Caterpillar

Wired reports that Oxitec has now developed a genetically modified fall armyworm.

This Variant Here

A large genetic study finds SARS-CoV-2 viruses with a certain variant are spreading more than others, according to the Washington Post.

Nature Papers Present Tool for Topological Analysis of Chromosomes, Map of Genome-Lipid Associations

In Nature this week: sister-chromatid-sensitive chromosome conformation capture approach, and more.

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