FDA approval for Zika virus detection test.
(CercleFinance.com) - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Roche's cobas test for the detection of Zika virus from blood donations and living organ donors, the regulator said.
The FDA's decision represents the first approval of a Zika virus detection test for use with screening the nation's blood supply, the agency said.
The FDA points out that screening blood donations for the Zika virus is critical to preventing infected donations from entering the US blood supply.
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The FDA's decision represents the first approval of a Zika virus detection test for use with screening the nation's blood supply, the agency said.
The FDA points out that screening blood donations for the Zika virus is critical to preventing infected donations from entering the US blood supply.
Copyright (c) 2017 CercleFinance.com. All rights reserved.