UNC, Duke researchers receive $3M from CDC

A team of researchers from the UNC School of Medicine and Duke University, as well as the University of Vermont and the University of Nicaragua-Le ón, has been awarded a $3.2 million contract to partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on new Zika work. The public health-focused work will be aimed at the development of new virus-detecting tests that measure antibody levels rather than viral components, according to a n announcement from UNC. “The virus seems to clear out…
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