Chinese authorities have intensified efforts to prevent the import of the mpox virus as global cases continue to rise.

The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that it has prequalified an at-home, over-the-counter assay manufactured by OraSure Technologies for hepatitis C virus.

QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) (“QuidelOrtho”), a global provider of innovative in vitro diagnostic technologies designed for point-of-care settings, clinical labs and transfusion medicine, has received 510(K) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its innovative Savanna PCR platform and Savanna HSV 1+2/VZV in vitro diagnostic test for the detection and differentiation of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) nucleic acids isolated and purified from swabs obtained from cutaneous or mucocutaneous lesion specimens obtained from symptomatic patients.

Virax Biolabs Group has reached an agreement for the supply of an Avian Influenza A Virus (AIV) real-time PCR test kit in the European Union (EU) region, or CE mark-accepting markets.