Race for rapid Ebola test narrows to five potential manufacturers

By Jessica Donati BILBAO, July 2 (Reuters) - The race to produce a rapid antigen test to diagnose the rare Bundibugyo Ebola ...
Devdiscourse

Race Against Time: Pioneering Rapid Testing for the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus

Efforts to develop a rapid antigen test for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus are advancing, with five manufacturers shortlisted for ...
Medical Xpress

Repeat testing with a rapid antigen test may be required to rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection

A prospective cohort study has found that repeat testing in 48-hour intervals with a rapid antigen test (Ag-RDT) may be required to rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection. This means that people testing for ...
Medical Xpress

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants—researchers keep 'testing the tests,' and they pass

The question quickly arose whether existing rapid antigen tests could detect newly emerging variants. Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

False Positive Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests

The potential for IgM cross-reactivity with rheumatoid factor–positive serum samples was observed in blood tests used to detect IgM SARS-CoV-2 by means of gold immunochromatographic and enzyme-linked ...
Nature

Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Detection

Rapid antigen testing has emerged as a crucial pillar in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a rapid, cost-effective, and decentralised means of detecting active SARS-CoV-2 ...
The Conversation

COVID‑19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass

The question quickly arose whether existing rapid antigen tests could detect newly emerging variants. Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the ...