Characterization and analytical validation of a new antigenic rapid diagnostic test for Ebola virus disease detection.

• Main Authors: Céline Couturier (Author), Atsuhiko Wada (Author), Karen Louis (Author), Maxime Mistretta (Author), Benoit Beitz (Author), Moriba Povogui (Author), Maryline Ripaux (Author), Charlotte Mignon (Author), Bettina Werle (Author), Adrien Lugari (Author), Delphine Pannetier (Author), Sabine Godard (Author), Anne Bocquin (Author), Stéphane Mely (Author), Ismaël Béavogui (Author), Jean Hébélamou (Author), David Leuenberger (Author), Philippe Leissner (Author), Takeshi Yamamoto (Author), Patrick Lécine (Author), Christophe Védrine (Author), Julie Chaix (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hemorrhagic fever outbreaks are difficult to diagnose and control in part because of a lack of low-cost and easily accessible diagnostic structures in countries where etiologic agents are present. Furthermore, initial clinical symptoms are common and shared with other endemic diseases such as malari...