Oct. 4 (UPI) --The World Health Organization said Thursday it approved the first mpox invitro diagnostic test for emergency use. The Alinity m MPXV assay, made by Abbott Molecular, will expand ...

WHO approves first mpox test for faster diagnoses. The ‘real time PCR test’ will enable the detection of the virus by swabbing human skin lesions.

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test 10/04/2024 October 4, 2024. The UN health agency said the test would allow health workers to detect the mpox virus faster and more easily.

The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks. More than 800 people have died across Africa ...

The first diagnostic test for mpox has been approved by the World Health Organization in a bid to expand its availability and stop the spread of lethal outbreaks of the disease in Africa. Testing ...

"This first mpox diagnostic test listed under the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure represents a significant milestone in expanding testing availability in affected countries," said Yukiko ...

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use. More than 800 people across Africa have died from mpox, with the head of Africa CDC saying the epidemic is ‘not under control ...

The real-time PCR test, Alinity m MPXV assay, enables detection of mpox virus DNA from human skin lesion swabs, the WHO said, adding that it was designed for use by trained clinical laboratory ...

1:45 Research sheds light on mpox vaccine effectiveness in real world outbreak The World Health Organization approved on Thursday the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use to expand access ...

THE World Health Organization (WHO) authorised Abbott Laboratories’ mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday (Oct 3), the first such approval in the agency’s effort to bolster testing ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure, an important step in improving global access to mpox testing.