Rapid Test For Ebola Now Available

Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 20, 2015 @08:54AM from the for-when-you-might-have-ebola-on-the-go dept.

sciencehabit writes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first rapid diagnostic test for Ebola. The test needs no electricity, requires just a few drops of blood from a finger prick, and can return results in 15 minutes. That will be a huge help to health workers in remote areas. Current PCR-based tests require a blood sample taken by needle, secure transport of the blood to a properly equipped laboratory with trained staff, and at least several hours to return results. Depending on how far away a suspected case is from a testing laboratory, it can take more than a day to receive test results.

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Re:Of course by Mr+D+from+63 · 2015-02-20 09:34 · Score: 4, Insightful

Now that Ebola is actually a threat to rich white people living in developed nations, we can expect that new treatments will be created soon.
And if there were no developed nations or rich people, we would more likely have new treatments?