DGAP-News: Quidel Corporation
New Website Created by Quidel Corporation Provides Consumers With Information and Easy-to-Understand Answers Regarding
Lyme Disease
2021-07-12 / 15:00
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Americans looking for information regarding Lyme disease, often referred to as the 'epidemic within the pandemic,' now
have a new and trusted resource in which to rely with the launch of LymeDiseaseAnswers.com.
Created by Quidel Corporation, the website provides consumers with the peace of mind that comes with increased
knowledge of the prevalence, causes, warning signs, symptoms and advances in the testing of Lyme disease, which
afflicts nearly 480,000 people across the country each year.
'Lyme disease can strike anyone of any age, especially those who spend time in wooded or grassy areas or who play
sports on grass fields in high-risk areas of the country,' said Cheryl Miller, vice president of new market development
for Quidel. 'People are rightfully concerned about contracting Lyme disease and want to know how to avoid it,
especially now with Americans spending more and more time outdoors as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. We've
created LymeDiseaseAnswers.com as a consumer-friendly and straight-talk place where people can easily find the
information they are seeking.'
The new website, created in tandem is Quidel's strategic and creative partner breakwhitelight, contains answers to
frequently asked questions, easy-to-understand infographics showing where Lyme disease is most prevalent and how it is
contracted, the latest statistics and clinical research taking place regarding the disease, and links to additional
resources on the subject. Also housed on the site is a series of recently produced 'Quick Takes'-attention-grabbing
educational videos that help consumers and health care professionals alike enhance their knowledge of Lyme disease by
providing the information and up-to-the-minute data needed to confront this disease quickly and clearly.
Quidel is the diagnostic health care manufacturer behind the industry's most rapid and reliable in-office test for Lyme
disease, the Sofia 2 Lyme FIA test. This test provides a patient as well as his or her physician with indicative
results within minutes as opposed to days, which has historically been the norm. Performed in the privacy of a doctor's
office or local clinic, it is also the only test that can get results from a simple finger prick of blood. Given that
the vast majority of patients tested are negative, not having to wait days for test results allows physicians and nurse
practitioners to more rapidly treat those patients with positive results while more quickly pursuing other diagnosis
and treatment for those who test negative.
While just launching this month, LymeDiseaseAnswers.com has already been honored for excellence by the renowned MarCom
Awards, an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communications
professionals, both corporate and agency. LymeDiseaseAnswers.com received MarCom's highest award-its Platinum
Award-while competing against more than 6,500 entries from the United States and several foreign countries.
About Quidel Corporation
Quidel Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) is a leading manufacturer of diagnostic solutions at the point of care delivering a
continuum of rapid testing technologies that further improve the quality of health care throughout the globe. An
innovator for over 40 years in the medical device industry, Quidel pioneered the first FDA-cleared point-of-care test
for influenza in 1999 and was the first to market a rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen test in the U.S. Under trusted brand names
Sofia(R), Solana(R), Lyra(R), Triage(R) and QuickVue(R), Quidel's comprehensive product portfolio includes tests for a
wide range of infectious diseases, cardiac and autoimmune biomarkers, as well as a host of products to detect COVID-19.
With products made in America, Quidel's mission is to provide patients with immediate and frequent access to highly
accurate, affordable testing for the good of our families, our communities and the world. For more information about
Quidel, visit quidel.com.
Contact Details
Jim Yeager
+1 818-264-6812
jim@breakwhitelight.com
Company Website
http://Quidel.com
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Language: English
Company: Quidel Corporation
United States
EQS News ID: 1217861
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