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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-______), pertaining to the Digene Corporation 1999 Incentive
Plan, of our report dated August 18, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Digene Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
McLean, Virginia
October 10, 2000
