SINGAPORE, May 29 (Bernama) -- Scientists in Singapore have developed a bird flu test kit that can detect all the existing strains of the H5N1 viruses rapidly in a single test, the Agency for Science and Technology Research said Tuesday.
The test kit, which has been clinically validated by several hospitals in Southeast Asia, allows the test to be completed within a few hours with almost 100 percent accuracy, the agency said in a joint press release together with the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and private firms involved in the development. Full story
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