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	Apr. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 12,524,551	$ 3,790,302	$ 10,554,464
License Agreements [Abstract]
Prepaid payments for license agreements				100,000	100,000
Amortization expenses				0	137,500
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Goodwill impairment loss				0	0
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				33,409,251	24,015,427
Contract Liabilities [Abstract]
Deferred revenue				422,905	$ 50,000
Earned grant revenue				$ 50,000
Loss Per Share [Abstract]
Options and warrants excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)				711,968	810,670
Fever Panel [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 100,000
Contract Liabilities [Abstract]
Maximum amount of development agreement	1,000,000
Revenue from grants from inception	$ 900,000
Zika Virus [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues			$ 2,600,000
Contract Liabilities [Abstract]
Maximum amount of development agreement			5,900,000
Revenue from grants from inception			$ 5,300,000
Bovid TB [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues		$ 200,000
Contract Liabilities [Abstract]
Maximum amount of development agreement		700,000
Revenue from grants from inception		$ 500,000
Exchange Transactions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				$ 30,377,003
Non-Exchange Transactions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				3,032,248
Africa [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				8,605,306
Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				1,389,120
Europe & Middle East [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				4,726,691
Latin America [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				11,722,224
United States [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				6,965,910
Net Product Sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				26,741,020	$ 19,322,302
Net Product Sales [Member] \| Exchange Transactions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				26,741,020
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Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				0
Net Product Sales [Member] \| Africa [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				8,605,306	3,568,455
Net Product Sales [Member] \| Asia [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				1,389,120	1,626,750
Net Product Sales [Member] \| Europe & Middle East [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				2,172,031	1,763,274
Net Product Sales [Member] \| Latin America [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				11,722,224	8,476,003
Net Product Sales [Member] \| United States [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				2,852,339	3,887,820
License and Royalty Revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				948,773	741,534
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Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				948,773
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Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				0
R&D, Milestone and Grant Revenue [Member]
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Total revenues				5,719,458
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Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				2,687,210
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Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]
Total revenues				$ 3,032,248
Minimum [Member]
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Product Revenue [Abstract]
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Maximum [Member]
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Product Revenue [Abstract]
Revenue, payment terms				60 days
Money Market Funds [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 4,700,000	$ 2,100,000