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CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Tests for COVID-19

02/25/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/25/2020. This web page provides information about a new laboratory test kit developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use in testing patient specimens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. CDC is also working to develop a new serology laboratory test to assist with efforts to determine how much of the U.S. population has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2. (Text)