Ebola

===Diagnostic tests===
The diagnostic tests currently available require specialised equipment and highly trained personnel. Since there are few suitable testing centres in West Africa, this leads to delay in diagnosis.<ref>{{Cite magazine | vauthors = Butler D |title=Ebola Experts Seek to Expand Testing |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ebola-experts-seek-to-expand-testing/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Scientific American]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213012943/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ebola-experts-seek-to-expand-testing/ |archive-date=13 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>

On 29 November 2014, a new 15-minute Ebola test was reported that if successful, "not only gives patients a better chance of survival, but it prevents transmission of the virus to other people." The new equipment, about the size of a laptop and solar-powered, allows testing to be done in remote areas.<ref>{{Cite news | vauthors = Buchanan RT |date=29 November 2014 |title=Ebola outbreak: New 15-minute test offers hope for thousands |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-new-15minute-test-trialled-in-guinea-offers-hope-for-thousands-9892543.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201003020/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-new-15minute-test-trialled-in-guinea-offers-hope-for-thousands-9892543.html |archive-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>

On 29 December 2014, the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) approved the LightMix Ebola Zaire [[Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction|rRT-PCR]] test for patients with symptoms of Ebola.<ref>{{Cite news | vauthors = Falconi M |date=29 December 2014 |title=Roche Secures Emergency Approval by U.S. Regulators for Ebola Test |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/roche-secures-emergency-approval-by-u-s-regulators-for-ebola-test-1419840858 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229163045/http://www.wsj.com/articles/roche-secures-emergency-approval-by-u-s-regulators-for-ebola-test-1419840858 |archive-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>