Scientific American Looks at the Next Generation of Genital Herpes Detection
In a recent article of Scientific American, the topic of a widely available and reliable test for genital herpes was discussed. The Freeman Lab is at the forefront of developing affordable, fast and accurate testing:
Ronit Freeman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says her lab hopes to complete validation of their prototype rapid antigen test strip within the next year.
Better testing could bring relief to people like Alexa, who has since become preoccupied with testing herself and her potential partners for herpes and had a second false positive scare in February. “I just don’t know why there isn’t a decent, affordable, accurate test that’s not going to have such a high false positive rate,” she says.
