The Benefits of Immunisation
The World Health Organization states, ‘The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines,’ (WHO). As National Immunization Awareness Month 2021 comes to an end, Fortress Diagnostics aim to explain
Tuberculosis mutations catalogued in new study
Recently, The WHO and Imperial College London have been working together to develop the largest catalogue for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) genome list with more than 17,000 mutations. This catalogue will help health services and professionals around the world to interpret genome
Febrile Antigen Slide and Tube Agglutination
"Febrile antigens are stained bacterial suspensions that can be used either as a screening test, (rapid slide agglutinating procedure) or as a confirmatory test (tube agglutination) to verify positive results found by the rapid slide method.” Febrile antigen tests have been
Long COVID | “Further research remains a high priority”
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researching and understanding the virus is still one of the top priorities worldwide. By studying and learning more about the disease, we reduce the spread, lessen infection rates via vaccination and immunization, and
Paediatric HIV | What needs to be done?
WHO have recently released a news story stating there is, ‘stark inequalities in access to HIV prevention and treatment services for children’. In 2020, the World Health Organisations targets were not met in regards to paediatric HIV and instead numbers of infection
National Immunisation Awareness Month 2021
The month of August celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month. Biorex Diagnostics is dedicated to advancing global healthcare and is celebrating National Immunization Month to help raise awareness of the importance of vaccinations and also celebrate the medical achievements that have been