Fast and Affordable Zika Diagnosis Device

Jul-03-16 A new point-of-care invention for detecting the Zika virus costs about $2 and can be used by anyone with very little training.

Developed by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, the device resembles a soda can and functions without the need for electricity (thanks to its insulated body). The test takes advantage of technique called LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) to grow the viral DNA, and was augmented by computations that detected spots on the Zika that are unique to virus(primers)—offering the device a better tool to pinpoint the virus.

The result is a relatively simple and affordable test based on a saliva sample, which causes a dye-treated strip to turn blue if the virus is detected to deliver a rapid and accurate result.

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