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European Mobile Laboratory Unit performs Diagnostics on Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Guéckédou, Guinea
In March 2014, at an early stage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the European Mobile Laboratory team arrived at the site of their mission in Guéckédou, Guinea, to perform molecular diagnostics for Ebola Virus.
The European Mobile Laboratory Team arrived at the site of their diagnostic mission bringing with them over 400 kilos of sophisticated diagnostic equipment and laboratory supplies. The laboratory was set up and the team began to test patients' blood samples for the presence of the Ebola Virus by using molecular diagnostic techniques. Blood samples are handled under strict biosafety conditions in the biosafety cabinet (glovebox) that the team set up.
By performing diagnostics in close proximity to patients and in the affected region, valuable time is saved for obtaining test results in patient`s blood samples.