Fast Diagnosis of Ebola, Zika and Chikungunya Using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification
6 Oct 2016
Learn how Dr Ahmed Abd El Wahed and his team, at the Georg-August-University in Germany, have been developing portable RPA-based tests that are as sensitive and specific as laboratory PCR-based detection assays but can provide much faster results. This has enabled portable, fast diagnostic tests for viral epidemics including Ebola, Zika and Chikungunya to be developed.
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TwistDx
TwistDx designs and manufactures Recombinase Polymerase Amplification or RPA, a multiplexable, isothermal DNA/RNA amplification and detection technology that works amazingly fast without the need of a thermocycler. RPA is a portable alternative to PCR and is ideally suited to point-of-use molecular assays for digital, microfluidics, agriculture, veterinary and biodefense applications.
