The US drugs agency has approved a test by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche that can detect monkeypox, the company said on Wednesday.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light for emergency use authorization, Roche said in a statement, which makes it possible to accelerate the sale of drugs or tests for detection.
Roche, which was also fast in producing PCR tests for coronavirus, was among the first to develop tests to detect monkeypox.
The company’s test targets two different regions of the virus’ genome that are least likely to mutate, so it can still detect the monkeypox virus if it mutates, Roche said.
The test will help individuals avoid “unnecessary additional testing or isolation” and will ensure people have “access to appropriate treatment as soon as possible,” it added.
The company stressed, however, that the virus cannot be “conclusively diagnosed” by symptoms alone.
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https://manilastandard.net/news/314279194/us-approves-monkeypox-detection-test.html
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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-authorizes-roches-monkeypox-test-2022-11-15/
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https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/851652/us-approves-monkeypox-detection-test-swiss-giant-roche-says/story/
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https://www.pmlive.com/pharma_news/roches_high-throughput_monkeypox_test_approved_for_emergency_use_by_fda_1480963
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