Geneva, Switzerland (Le Temps, Fre) – A diagnostic test for swine flu (A/H1N1) is now in use after its rapidfire development in Geneva by the three-person team of virologist, Dr Laurent Kaiser A/H1N1, head of the virus lab at Geneva’s university hospitals (HUG). Kaiser’s team developed the test in only 4 days. Le Temps carries a lengthy interview where Kaiser compares the experience with the creation of a diagnostic test for SARS in 2003, which took three weeks.

Kaiser’s team serves as Switzerland’s central contact for the diagnosis of emerging viral threats and flu, and at the moment the team is working round the clock.

- Sean Ecker, GL

Posted by Ellen Wallace on 4 May 2009 at 11:28 | permalink
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
This work by genevalunch.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.
        Post Comment  
 

News story, GenevaLunch, 4 May 2009.

Filed under: Society

Tags: , , , , ,

We are happy to have your comments, which are approved before they appear: please remember to be courteous and brief. We accept only comments directly related to an article. We do not accept comment spam - messages sent to more than one site. We do not publish comments if the e-mail address is not legitimate. Thank you!

Comments

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
This work by genevalunch.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.