First widely available Zika test OK’d for emergency use

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first commercial test for the Zika virus has been cleared for emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week.
The Food and Drug Administration granted the authorization Thursday to the test’s developer, Quest Diagnostics, which said it would make it widely available to doctors for patient testing.
The company said the test results will initially be processed at a laboratory in San Juan Capistrano, California, which developed and validated the tech