Medical Services Int’l Poised To Be First Marketer Of Bird Flu Test In China
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A Canadian diagnostic firm that specializes in developing cost-effective tests for third world countries says it will be the first-to-market in China with a rapid diagnostic test for avian influenza Type A virus, or "bird flu.
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