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Measles is an acute viral respiratory illness that is highly contagious. Recent outbreaks have affected more than 700 individuals so far this year.

Visit booth #915 to explore the latest in diagnostic laboratory testing and discuss your testing needs with ARUP experts.

Benjamin Bradley, MD, PhD, medical director of the ARUP Institute for Research and Innovation in Infectious Disease Genomic Technologies, High Consequence Pathogen Response, Virology, and Molecular Infectious Diseases, participated in a media briefing about the measles virus with the College of American Pathologists.

Research highlights will include applications of RNA sequencing, long-read whole genome sequencing, and cytogenetics in the identification of rare and undiagnosed diseases, confirmation of novel variants, the curation of standardized reports for pharmacogenetics testing, and more.

The robotic arm removes the wet-mount specimen slide in preparation for scanning. Once scanned, the image will be screened via artificial intelligence (AI) for evidence of ova and parasites.