The test is called the ZIKV Detect 2.0 IgM Capture ELISA and is made by Seattle-based InBios, which makes tests for other viruses such as West Nile and dengue, CBS News reported. Until now, the only FDA-approved tests for Zika were used to detect virus antibodies and were only for emergency use.
Zika “continues to be a problem in many parts of the world,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no vaccine to prevent Zika infection or medicine to treat it.
