Senegal: New serological tests designed by the Pasteur Institute in Dakar

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Scientists from the Institut Pasteur in Dakar are working on samples in search of the coronavirus. AFP / Seyllou

By: William de Lesseux Follow

The Institut Pasteur de Dakar is developing rapid tests to screen for coronavirus in suspected cases. It is a partnership with a British laboratory ... for a kit which will allow a test 10 times faster and above all cheaper. Their large-scale production and in Dakar will soon be launched. A revolution.

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