The LightMix Ebola Zaire rRT-PCR Test from pharmaceutical company Roche will test for the strain of Ebola behind the current outbreak, called Zaire, and can be completed in around three hours.
Although the test is not yet FDA-approved for general use, the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization will allow select laboratories in the United States and other countries to use the test for the Ebola Zaire strain until the outbreak is under better control, according to the report.
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