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China to use new test to prevent Ebola

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IANS Beijing
Last Updated : Nov 28 2014 | 10:15 PM IST

Chinese health authorities have approved three home-grown Ebola test reagents to be used for preventing the virus' spread.

The reagents are made by Daan Gene Co., Ltd of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen Puruikang and Shanghai ZJ Bio-Tech Co., Ltd respectively. The products will be reserved for contingency situations, Xinhua quoted China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) as saying.

The statement did not detail how fast the reagent can diagnose the Ebola virus infection but according to a Friday report from China News Service, the product from Puruikang has high sensitivity and accuracy.

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First Published: Nov 28 2014 | 10:12 PM IST

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