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Japan creates 30-minute Ebola test

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Topic: Japan creates 30-minute Ebola test
Posted By: RedTea
Subject: Japan creates 30-minute Ebola test
Date Posted: September 01 2014 at 10:41pm
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-creates-30-minute-ebola-test-report-2014-09-01

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese scientists have developed a new test for the Ebola virus that can detect the disease within 30 minutes using simple equipment, the Nikkei business daily reported late Monday. Eiken Chemical Co. http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/4549?countrycode=jp&mod=MW_story_quote - 4549,  and researchers at Nagasaki University created the new test, which can be conducted using only a small, battery-powered warmer, making it ideal for places without stable power sources, the Nikkei said. The current test takes one to two hours and "requires dedicated equipment and a stable supply of electricity, making it difficult to use in regions with poor power infrastructure," the report said. Despite the news, shares of Eiken fell 0.2% in early Tuesday trading in Tokyo.

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