Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Monday, October 6, 2014

This New Ebola Test Is As Easy As a Pregnancy Test, So Why Aren’t We Using It?

New test consists of a small white lancet, which requires just a small drop of blood. In 15 minutes or less, a positive or negative line will appear on the test, indicating Ebola positive or negative.

Dr. Bob Garry and his team are prepped and ready to have hundreds of thousands, “even millions,” of the rapid tests ready to send to West Africa. But without 100 percent proof that it works, they’re at a standstill.

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This New Ebola Test Is As Easy As a Pregnancy Test, So Why Aren’t We Using It?

Source: The Daily Beast

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