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# FDA OKs Emergency Use Ebola Fingerstick Test
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-oks-emergency-use-ebola-fingerstick-test/
- Published: 2018-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T00:43:47.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5142784

FDA has issued Chembio Diagnostic Systems an emergency use authorization for its DPP Ebola Antigen System, a rapid, single-use test for the detection of Ebola virus (*Zaire ebolavirus*). The fingerstick test uses a portable battery-operated reader, which can help provide clear diagnostic results outside of laboratories and in areas where patients are likely to be treated, an [agency release](https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm625502.htm?ref=fdaweb.com) says. “The DPP Ebola Antigen System has been authorized for use with capillary ‘fingerstick’ whole blood, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA, an anticoagulant added to whole blood to prevent coagulation) venous whole blood and EDTA plasma,” it says.