Zika tests

Dr. Waseem Asghar looking at part of the device that could possibly help detect the Zika virus.

Zika Detector Device Being Developed By FAU Researchers

Priscila Serrano

A small group of researchers at Florida Atlantic University is developing a small device that could help detect the Zika virus within just a few minutes...

Carrie Atwood, a domestic inspector for the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, uses a flashlight to search for aedes aegypti larvae.

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Sterile Mosquito Test Moving Forward In Keys

Nancy Klingener

Florida has not had any locally transmitted cases of Zika so far in 2017. And the number of travel-related cases has fallen drastically in the dry...

Thursday's panel of experts discussed a range of Zika topics, including the challenges of testing for the virus.

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Zika Testing: Local Experts Talk Developments And Challenges

Sammy Mack

A group of researchers and doctors convened in Miami this week to discuss how different specialists are responding to the Zika virus. Organized by the...

CDC has issued a detailed algorithm to deal with Zika testing.

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Zika Tests And What We Know About Them

Amanda Rabines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved two types of testing for Zika virus in humans. Generally, the type of test to be used...