Latest news and views from PBD Biotech about the detection, identification and eradication of tuberculosis and related mycobacterial diseases.
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December 27, 2019
Worldwide a quarter of a million children die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, early diagnosis would help to save their lives but most are unable to produce the sample of mucus that is needed for the current test.
Worldwide a quarter of a million children die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, early diagnosis would help to save their...
December 3, 2019
Actiphage® is a rapid blood test for the mycobacteria that cause bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) and Johne’s disease. A new paper published in the journal of Microbial Biotechnology (3 December) describes how PBD Biotech developed the test.
Actiphage® is a rapid blood test for the mycobacteria that cause bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) and Johne’s disease. A new...
October 15, 2018
Johne’s disease can be reliably detected in the blood of day-old calves for the first time using a new Actiphage® diagnostic system, it has been revealed by a UK-French team at the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (EAVLD) Congress...
Johne’s disease can be reliably detected in the blood of day-old calves for the first time using a new Actiphage®...
May 21, 2018
Actiphage®, the new highly sensitive and specific blood test for bovine TB, has been accepted for exceptional private use in England, according to a recently published Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) protocol.
Actiphage®, the new highly sensitive and specific blood test for bovine TB, has been accepted for exceptional private use in...
April 11, 2018
A new highly sensitive test has found 10 per cent of milk samples contain low levels of the pathogen, according to research due to published in Food Microbiology.
April 11, 2018
A new highly sensitive test has found 10 per cent of milk samples contain low levels of the pathogen, according...