US hospitals co-develop a new method to detecting Zika virus rapidly

Two hospitals in the United States said on 24th that researchers from both the two sides developed a rapid detection reagent of Zika virus. It can shorten the present diagnosis time from weeks to hours, the effect of which makes it very prominent among the similar products.

The two hospitals metioned above are Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital and both of them are located in the southwestern United States, Texas. These two hospitals today issued a joint communique stating that with the use of this reagent, a doctor can detect genetic components of Zika virus from blood, amniotic fluid and urine. Currently, this detection method is only used in the two hospitals, but the hospital expressed its willingness to promote the new approach to other health institutions.

James Mather, head of Pathology and Gene Department Houston Methodist Hospital, said to the local media that the Department of Health recommended that all pregnant women who had travelled in Zika fever infected areas should receive the necessary checks. The appearance of this rapid detection method is undoubtedly an important progress.

Specialist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston also believes that mosquito activity is rampant after the weather gets hot, which increases the risk of Zika virus spreading in some areas of the southwestern United States. The detection method mentioned above is particularly important for timely track of Zika virus.

On 2ed this month, the first Zika fever patients was discovered in Dallas County, Texas, which is the first case of Zika virus found in native America. This patient is infected with Zika virus through sexual transmission. According to the statement of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Bulletin on 23th, 14 cases which are suspected to be infected with Zika virus through sexual contact have been found in the United States, including several pregnant women.

World Health Organization officials say on 12th that currently there are 10 biotech companies which can provide Zika virus detection methods based on nucleic acid or serum; another 10 companies are developing methods for detecting the virus. However, these tests have not been independently verified by far, nor approvals have been obtained from related supervision departments.

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