Scientific Superhero Poster - Zika

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  During the Zika outbreak in Brazil, CDC scientists used genomic data to rapidly develop a test to detect emerging Zika virus strains.
  
  They developed, validated, and distributed this test protocol to labs throughout the hemisphere within three weeks of receiving the first positive sample of Zika virus.
  
  Older methods would have required three to four months.
  
  Zika
  
  Advanced molecular detection www.cdc.gov/amd
  
  scientific-superhero-zika-print-final.pdfscientific-superhero-zika-print-final.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Zika Virus Infection/diagnosis
  • Zika Virus
  • Communicable Diseases/diagnosis
  • Disease Outbreaks/diagnosis
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods
  • Public Health Surveillance/methods
• Series:
  Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD)
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Corporate as Subject:
  Advanced Molecular Detection Initiative
• Genre:
  Poster
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44546/cdc_44546_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.92 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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