Tests clear suspected bird flu death in Indonesia (Straits Times) JAKARTA - TWO tests on samples from an Indonesian woman feared to have died of bird flu at the weekend have cleared her of carrying the virus, a health ministry official said. [News Source]

YOUR HEALTH: Singapore scientists say they have developed quick bird flu detection device (The Journal-Standard) SINGAPORE (AP) - Scientists in Singapore said Monday they have developed a portable device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus in less than half an hour. [News Source]

New bird flu detection device developed (People’s Daily) Scientists in Singapore said yesterday they have developed a portable device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus in less than half an hour. The palm-sized "lab-on-a-chip" device is able to quickly detect the presence of the H5N1 viru ... [News Source]

Detecting Bird Flu: New Lab-on-chip Identifies H5N1 In Thirty Minutes (Science Daily) Scientists have developed a miniature device that, if successfully commercialized, could be deployed in affected regions for preemptive surveillance of a nascent avian flu epidemic. The device can detect the presence of the H5N1 virus directly from throat swab samples on-site in less than half an hour. [News Source]

New test makes bird flu detection easier, cheaper (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A multinational team of researchers has developed a system that can detect the bird flu virus on a throat swab specimen in less than 30 minutes. [News Source]

Singapore researchers create fast, cheap bird flu detection kit (CBC) Scientists in Singapore say they have developed a portable device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus faster and cheaper than any other method. [News Source]

Lab-on-chip testing for ‘bird flu’ developed by Singapore scientists (EurekAlert!) SINGAPORE, Sept. 23, 2007 - Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a miniaturized device that can be used to detect the highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) virus. [News Source]

Portable bird flu detector (Channel 4) Scientists have revealed a portable bird flu detector that can spot the deadly H5N1 virus in less than 30 minutes. The palm-sized device uses throat swabs or stool samples from humans and poultry. [News Source]

New Bird Flu Test Works Quickly (WebMD) Scientists have made a new bird flu test to find the H5N1 bird flu virus from a throat swab within 30 minutes. [News Source]

Scientists create device to detect H5N1. Researchers in Singapore have created a handheld device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus from throat swab samples in under 30 minutes, raising hopes it will lead to rapid detection and containment of the virus. [News Source]

S’pore scientists develop quick bird flu detection device (Straits Times) SINGAPORE scientists said they have developed a portable device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus in less than half an hour. [News Source]

Portable bird flu detector (Channel 4) Scientists have revealed a portable bird flu detector that can spot the deadly H5N1 virus in less than 30 minutes. The palm-sized device uses throat swabs or stool samples from humans and poultry. [News Source]