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SeraCare introduces AccuPlex™ Zika Reference Material

Category: zika virus, clinical genomics, Accuplex, Molecular & Serology

Posted by Dale Yuzuki on May 10, 2016 12:00:00 AM
Guest author: Han Joo Lee, Ph.D., SeraCare Technical Product Manager A cursory look at recent Zika Virus outbreak news headlines is alarming enough: “Zika Virus birth defects may be the ‘Tip of the Iceberg’, experts say”; “Brain damage in Zika babies is far worse than doctors expected”; and “Zika mutates extremely quickly, which is why it’s so scary”. In addition, for the United States the estimated range maps of the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus have been recently updated, widening the range previously reported to all but 10 states within the US.
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