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Bird flu can be detected in minutes with new device
University of Guelph professor creates new way to test for avian flu
CBC News Posted: Apr 13, 2015 9:08 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 13, 2015 9:08 AM ET
The University of Guelph has developed a new portable tool that will let farmers detect bird flu in a matter of minutes.
Currently, farmers or the CFIA have to take blood samples and send them to a lab for results. The process can take up to two days.
News of the new detection method comes as federal authorities have widened a quarantine order to 29 Ontario poultry farms to deal with a bird flu outbreak on one turkey farm west of Woodstock, Ont.
Professor Suresh Neethirajan says the new test lets farmers test their own birds in as little as 10 minutes.
Bird flu can be detected in minutes with new device
University of Guelph professor creates new way to test for avian flu
CBC News Posted: Apr 13, 2015 9:08 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 13, 2015 9:08 AM ET
The University of Guelph has developed a new portable tool that will let farmers detect bird flu in a matter of minutes.
Currently, farmers or the CFIA have to take blood samples and send them to a lab for results. The process can take up to two days.
News of the new detection method comes as federal authorities have widened a quarantine order to 29 Ontario poultry farms to deal with a bird flu outbreak on one turkey farm west of Woodstock, Ont.
Professor Suresh Neethirajan says the new test lets farmers test their own birds in as little as 10 minutes.