The low-cost test is portable and easy to use in the field, providing results in less than an hour and making early warning surveillance of infectious diseases more accessible to remote communities.
The test, which is easier to conduct than a home COVID test, will improve food safety, reduce the cost of processing fresh poultry and other foods, and help to limit broad food recalls.
The test, once it becomes widely available, is expected to be a valuable tool for identifying and isolating outbreaks in farm settings, and for limiting the possibility of animal-to-human transmission of infections.
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