GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- UTMB scientists have come with a new test kit to diagnose the chikungunya, the mosquito-borne illness that can cause severe and incapacitating pain.
Researchers used parts of another virus to create a new test for chikungunya.
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So instead of having to send off samples to labs for expensive testing, health care professionals can now use the new test developed by UTMB and have a result in less than two hours.
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A two-hour test can now detect chikungunya. (KTRK)