Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh made a wearable biosensor that detects antibodies in interstitial fluid in 10 minutes without a blood draw. The tiny carbon nanotube sensors are highly sensitive and the work appears in Analytical Chemistry.
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A study on the Thailand–Myanmar border found the Abbott-Bioline rapid malaria test missed many infections. Researchers call it “not fit for purpose”; WHO and the manufacturer are reviewing the test and further studies are under way.
Senegal launched a nationwide, multisectoral response to a Rift Valley fever outbreak, announced at a press conference on 20 October in Dakar. By that date officials had tested 1,657 samples and confirmed 258 human cases.
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