Simple nasal swab can provide early warning of emerging viruses
A test for a single immune system molecule on nasal swabs can help detect stealthy viruses not identified in standard tests
12-Jan-2023 -
As the COVID-19 pandemic showed, potentially dangerous new viruses can begin to spread in the population well before the global public health surveillance system can detect them.
However, Yale researchers have found that testing for the presence of a single immune system molecule on nasal swabs ...
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