The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) on Delivering Biological Samples for COVID-19 and Tuberculosis Diagnosis: A Scoping Review.

Rodrigues OMM, Lopes IG, de Oliveira MEF, Fragoso MAC, de Oliveira MRF, Silva RS, de Castro E Caldo Lima GR, Damazo AS, Martins WJ

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DOI: 10.1007/s43441-025-00865-0
Published: 2026 Jan
Container: Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s43441-025-00865-0,
  title = {The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) on Delivering Biological Samples for COVID-19 and Tuberculosis Diagnosis: A Scoping Review.},
  author = {Rodrigues OMM and Lopes IG and de Oliveira MEF and Fragoso MAC and de Oliveira MRF and Silva RS and de Castro E Caldo Lima GR and Damazo AS and Martins WJ},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Therapeutic innovation \& regulatory science},
  doi = {10.1007/s43441-025-00865-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s43441-025-00865-0}
}

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AU  - Lopes IG
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AU  - Fragoso MAC
AU  - de Oliveira MRF
AU  - Silva RS
AU  - de Castro E Caldo Lima GR
AU  - Damazo AS
AU  - Martins WJ
PY  - 2026
JO  - Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science
DO  - 10.1007/s43441-025-00865-0
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OMM, R., IG, L., MEF, D. O., MAC, F., MRF, D. O., RS, S., GR, D. C. E. C. L., AS, D., & WJ, M. (2026). The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) on Delivering Biological Samples for COVID-19 and Tuberculosis Diagnosis: A Scoping Review.. Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43441-025-00865-0

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