Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/03
By: Chu Tse-wei and Ko Lin
Taipei, May 3 (CNA) A new device to self-test for dengue and zika viruses in less than 10
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minutes will hit the market in Taiwan in August, the company that developed it said Thursday.
The startup medical firm, BluSense Diagnostics, which has bases in both Taipei and Copenhagen, has designed the device to use one drop of blood for the test, its Executive Vice President Jessie Sun (孫偉芸) said.
The blood is analyzed and a positive or negative reading is given in just nine minutes with 90-95 percent accuracy, Sun said.
On average, laboratory testing for dengue infections can take up five hours and require the services of medical professionals, she said. [FULL STORY]