U.S., Sept. 17 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07174648) titled 'Testing of a New Rapid Antigen Test for Plague in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.' on Sept. 08.
Brief Summary: This study is being done to learn more about the disease in Ituri and to evaluate a new rapid test that may help doctors find the disease more quickly. We will also look to the clinical presentations and pathology of plague and what situations might increase the chance of getting the disease. In this study we will collect some body fluids (blood, mouth swab, saliva, a bubo aspirate and a sputum sample. The latter only in case of plague in the lungs). We will use these samples to test the performance of the new rap...