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As Worries Grow Over Novel Coronavirus, Dx Industry Jumps Into Action

Feb 04, 2020
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Madeleine Johnson

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NEW YORK – Quick and accurate diagnosis of infectious disease is a critical tool to manage outbreaks. As the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, grows and the death toll multiplies, many labs and commercial entities have ramped up their work developing diagnostic tests, while others have jumped into the fray by providing test reagents.

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