In record time, the company creates PCR for Monkeypox.
(21 mayo, 2022 )
In record time, the company creates PCR for Monkeypox.
A Spanish laboratory creates a PCR capable of detecting monkeypox in just half an hour; Until now it is a difficult disease to diagnose, the reason is that it shares symptoms with many other diseases and PCR tests are also designed to detect smallpox, but not if it is of animal origin.
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Monkeypox is mainly caused by respiratory droplets, by contact between mucous membranes, so the best method to detect it is a PCR very similar to that of COVID. Antonio Martínez, UMH professor of Microbiology and director of Genetic PCR Solutions, explained that it is such a sensitive test that it allows low viral loads to be detected.