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FDA Approves First Test for Screening Zika Virus in Blood Donations

Zika virus
The Zika virus is spread through the Aedes species of mosquito. Source: cdc.gov

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017

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Authored By: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the cobas Zika test, a qualitative nucleic acid test for the detection of Zika virus RNA in individual plasma specimens obtained from volunteer donors of whole blood and blood components, and from living organ donors. It is intended for use by…

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