Hot on the heels of approving the first rapid HIV antigen and antibody combo test, the FDA announced today the approval of the first rapid hepatitis C virus (HCV) test. The OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test is a simple point-of-care test for diagnosis of HCV infection. The user swabs the mouth to collect a sample [...]

The study of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections is often limited by the dearth of good animal models. Chimpanzees, ducks, woodchucks, and ground squirrels have been used, but they each present a unique set of ethical and practical limitations. A mouse model would be convenient, but the murine liver does [...]