Chronic hepatitis D coinfection affects an estimated 12 million people globally, with higher prevalence in low-income and ...

Chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) coinfection in people with chronic hepatitis B is associated with rapid progression to liver cirrhosis and high mortality. In 2020, the estimated global HDV burden ...

To investigate the prevalence of dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in blood donors and to preliminarily assess the potential risk of arbovirus transmission through ...

Isolation and purification of nucleic acid is an essential step in molecular assays for several application areas including healthcare, food safety and security, environmental monitoring, forensic ...

NEW YORK – To the cheers of blood centers, the US Food and Drug Administration said this week that it plans to eliminate a requirement to screen donated blood with hepatitis B virus surface antigen ...

Professor Kevin J. Zwezdaryk and Chandler H. Monk discuss CRISPR and diagnostics, focusing on the development of a portable lab accessible to everyone The COVID pandemic highlighted the importance of ...

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that attacks the body’s immune system, making it vulnerable to all infections. One of the major concerns ...

People in the United States can order free COVID-19 testing kits through a federal program this month. The U.S. Health and Human Services, in partnership with the United States Postal Service, ...

Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in part because most tests require trained personnel and expensive equipment. Now researchers have developed a low-cost paper ...