November 23, 2023
Verma: Purdue developing field test to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus in dozens of host species
"We.re hoping to develop one protocol and that the test works universally," said Mohit Verma, assistant professor in agricultural and biological engineering and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. Verma and his colleagues plan to collect nearly 2,000 nasal and oral samples from more than three dozen species of mammals and birds ranging from cattle, swine and wolves to chickens, ducks and turkeys.