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New CDC Laboratory Test for Zika Virus Authorized for Emergency Use by FDA - Media Statement

March 18, 2016

In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay, a diagnostic tool for Zika virus that will be distributed to qualified laboratories.

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