Qiagen launches PCR-based test for avian flu
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
In a bid to improve the diagnosis of avian flu, Qiagen has launched its PCR-based test, artus Influenza/H5. The test, which can verify a diagnosis of influenza or avian flu (H5N1) in humans in less that two hours, is designed to detect the disease at its incubation stage, before symptoms, such as fever, have taken place.
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