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NIST Launches Synthetic H5N1 Bird Flu Genetic Reference Material
The material will be freely distributed to diagnostics developers and can be used to safely calibrate in-development assays to detect bird flu.
US Government Steps up Molecular Surveillance of H5N1 Avian Flu Amid Hints of Pandemic Potential
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The USDA will expand a milk surveillance program using molecular methods in light of increasing infections of animals and humans.
Molecular Panel Use for UTI Diagnosis Increasing Despite Lack of Clinical Evidence for Tests
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Using claims data, researchers saw an uptick in urinary tract infections diagnosed with pricey molecular panels, notwithstanding their limited clinical evidence.
CDC Taps Alveo Technologies to Develop Avian Flu A(H5) Point-of-Need MDx
The firm will develop a rapid isothermal molecular test for human samples using direct electrical sensing of nucleic acid amplification.
Quest Diagnostics Wins CDC Contracts for Avian Flu, Oropouche Testing
Quest has developed a multi-target molecular test for avian influenza A H5 virus that it plans to make available by the end of October.
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