US can detect Ebola virus in seconds: Report
A worker in a hazardous-material suit looks out from the apartment unit
where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas. The
patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, ultimately died.
Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:8AM GMT
The United States has a minimally invasive test that can minimize the amount
of time needed to detect the Ebola virus to a few seconds, a new report
says.
American researchers working at the Department of Energy have developed the
test in a laboratory in Knoxville, Tennessee and now they are attempting to
find a partner to commercialize the know-how, the International Business
Times reported on Saturday.
So far, one contractor named Healtheon Inc. of New Orleans, which produces
various diagnostic tools, has expressed readiness to cooperate with the
department.
The department called its test rapid, portable viral diagnostic for RNA
viruses, specifically Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
The newly-developed technology can help increase Ebola testing throughout
developed countries in West Africa which have received the hardest hit.
The Department of Energy noted that rapid diagnostics are critical
elements for effectively responding to viral outbreaks, adding they have
certain limitations such as technology and implementation though.
It said that the test can also detect other viruses including Hanta, Dengue,
West Nile and several other exotic viruses.
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta has said that the Ebola outbreak
has so far left about 4,500 dead.
One of the victims was American Thomas Eric Duncan who died after traveling
from Liberia. Two nurses who treated Duncan contracted the virus and now are
receiving treatment.
House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday called on President Barack Obama to
absolutely consider travel ban on passengers coming to the United States
from West African countries.
However, Obama said the travel ban would not be effective against the spread
of the deadly disease.
"I don't have a philosophical objection necessarily to a travel ban if that
is the thing that is going to keep Americans safe," Obama said on Thursday,
a day after he met with members of his Ebola response team.
AT/GJH
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