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As testing for the novel coronavirus continues to scale up, a new study finds that saliva samples are a “preferable” indicator for infection than the deep nasal swabs now widely used. The study led by ...

The USDA is planning to reduce some Salmonella testing for poultry products for the coming fiscal year, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. In a 33-page sampling plan for fiscal year 2024, the ...

Testing pooled saliva samples twice weekly for SARS-CoV-2 on a residential college campus yielded a greater than 95 percent agreement with the gold standard for accuracy -- nasopharyngeal diagnostic ...

Microbiome tests measure the microorganisms in a person’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract. These tests can give the person an idea of the types and amounts of microorganisms in their gut. However, people ...

Many pet owners know the importance of bringing a stool or fecal sample to their pets' regular veterinary checkups, but not everyone does it regularly after puppy and kitten stages have passed. The ...

US health officials are increasingly proposing pooled testing – mixing several people’s biological samples and examining them in a single test – to drastically boost the country’s capacity to identify ...