Bird Flu > Bird Flu News > (AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-07 23:36 U.S. regulator approves rapid test for bird flu (Interactive Investor)

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-07 23:36 U.S. regulator approves rapid test for bird flu (Interactive Investor)
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had approved a fast test for H5N1 bird flu that can show in less than an hour if people are infected. The test, made by Sunnyvale, California-based Arbor Vita Corporation, should greatly speed up diagnosis and treatment of people infected with avian influenza, the FDA said. Most current tests take hours. ...