Innovative partnership brings to market new tools for neglected tropical diseases

(PATH) PATH and Standard Diagnostics (SD)/Alere announced today the commercial availability of two rapid diagnostic tools for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. Designed for use in disease surveillance, the antibody-based tests are part of a suite of diagnostic innovations intended to support the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a group of illnesses that affect more than a billion people worldwide.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news