Novel CRISPR-Cas-powered pen-side test for East Coast fever

Robert Muriuki, Maingi Ndichu, Samuel Githigia and Nicholas Svitek
Novel CRISPR-Cas-powered pen-side test for East Coast fever

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ECF is a tick-borne disease that kills 1 cow every 30 seconds with annual economic losses of over USD 500 million. The current diagnostic tests are impractical for farm-level or pen-side diagnosis and lack sensitivity to pick infections early for proper treatment.

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