Avian Influenza

U.S. Department of Agriculture conditionally approves avian flu type A antigen test

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 20th, 2006

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted Synbiotics Corp. conditional approval for United States marketing and distribution of its avian influenza virus type A antigen test kit that provides fast detection of the virus, including subtype H5N1. The agency is reviewing Synbiotics' application for full approval.

This product is already being marketed in other parts of the world under the trademark Flu Detect.

The Flu Detect antigen test kit, launched in spring 2005 at VIV Asia in Bangkok, detects all 16 subtypes of influenza type A and can be used in the laboratory or on the farm.

Synbiotics' research shows this test to be...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-02-20)

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