Zika virus: Optimized tests for reliable diagnosis
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 10:40
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have shown that not all conventional Zika virus molecular diagnostic tests are sufficiently reliable. Diagnosing Zika viruses reliably is of major importance--for both patients and further research on the spread of the virus. The Zika virus is currently spreading in Central and South America; over one million people have become infected since spring 2015.