Dec. 23, 2019—Roche announced the CE-IVD launch of the Cobas Zika test for use on the Cobas 6800/8800 systems. The test detects Zika virus RNA in samples of human plasma and is intended for use in screening blood donations.
“Together with Cobas CHIKV/DENV to screen for chikungunya and dengue viruses, the Cobas Zika test provides a solution for preserving blood safety in regions with local outbreaks of these tropical diseases or from donors who may have been exposed while traveling to outbreak areas,” Mario Torres, head of Roche Molecular Diagnostics, said in a company press release.
The Cobas Zika test for use on the Cobas 6800/8800 systems is a qualitative in vitro nucleic acid screening test for the direct detection of Zika virus from donors of whole blood and blood components and from other living donors.