Currently, the standard assay for Zika viral infection is a PCR test that probes for the presence of viral RNA in a sample. While it works well to detect the virus, the pathogen’s RNA is only around ...

The method developed at the University of São Paulo detects and distinguishes between antibodies induced by the pathogens in blood samples. The strategy can be used to orient public policy in health ...

Theranos’ new blood testing technology was supposed to signal “the beginning of the next phase" for the company, with the promise of a fast diagnostic blood test for Zika virus. Instead ...

Since WHO declared the Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in 2016, there remain no licensed vaccines, therapeutics, or diagnostic tests for routine antenatal ...

The patients with Zika virus were first detected in a test conducted by the ICDDR,B scientists in 2023. An article on the results of the test was published on the ICDDR,B website on Monday.

A new test can rapidly determine exposure to Zika virus and all four dengue virus serotypes. Utilizing an enzyme immunoassay similar to ELISA, it distinguishes specific antibodies, overcoming ...