how long would it take to use these tests where they are needed in west africa? the technology is for sale and the chips are commercial. we re ready to start supplying this as soon as we get approval. and lastly, they don t only detect ebola, right? they detect other diseases, malaria? exactly. the biggest need in west africa is one of different 15 fevers. there s yellow fever, malaria, dengay, the list goes on and on. the trick is when someone comes in with a fever, is it ebola or something else? we can detect 15 different pathogens at one time. are there a lot of competing devices? there s no other rapid test that can do 15 at one time. there is one technology that might be able to do three. thank you so much. thank you for having me. make sure to follow me on twitter @jaketapper. check out @thelead for video
other rapid test. you brought some of these silic silicon chips. yes. we draw blood up this it s essentially a straw. we draw it up over the chip and we can detect viruses and proteins as it binds to this chip. you said it s most effective within the 8 to 10 days after someone contracts ebola. there s always this room between on tracting ebola and symptoms. theoretically, somebody could have ebola, be tested on that before they get on an airplane and then still actually end up with ebola. that s different from other tests not at all but it s not perfect, right? you can t close the window to zero days. there s time between the infection and when it s detectable. we believe we re going to be able to close that window more substantially than any other rapid test but can t close it to zero days. if you re given fda approval,
christine brennan, great to have you here. look who is here. i didn t hear you come in. i snuck in. you re like the pink panther. so you re digging further with the crisis of isis? yes. and a new bulletin came out this week. we re going to have john kirby joining us. hundreds of thousands of u.s. military personnel are now being told, be very, very careful what you post on social media, whether facebook, twitter, pictures you post. isis is threatening the united states military. and a lot of people are worried, should u.s. military personnel when they are on leave, for example, around the holidays, wear their uniforms and civilian clothes? wolf blitzer, in 8 1/2 minutes, we ll be watching. coming up, the obama administration is asking for more money to fight ebola but is the answer to fight the disease a new kind of rapid test? that s coming up next in our
quite an upgrade from the four that were equipped before the outbreak. but what if medical professionals could use a blood test to protect ebola in the early stages before patients got so sick? well, a california company says they have one ready for distribution to the front lines. it s currently awaiting fda approval and it s not been independently tested. joining me now is the founder and ceo of the company that makes these rapid response tests. kerry, thank you so much for joining us. do you have any indication how accurate these tests are? there are two different types of testing. there s rapid testing and then testing for nucleic acid. that s not suitable for use in africa. the technology being used being deployed in africa is a lattera flow based on technology at all. ours is more sensitive than any
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