A new screening chip designed to detect diseases in poultry and livestock could help limit supply problems and economic loss, which have been a considerable headache for meat processors in recent cases of disease outbreak.
The microarray was developed by scientists at the UK Institute of Animal Health (IAH), and is said to be able to detect up to 300 different viruses that infect animals and humans, including farm livestock and birds.
"Some of the worst threats to farm workers and farm animals such as bird flu, foot and mouth disease and other emerging viruses could soon be identified by using a simple screening chip," said the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) in a statement.
The microarray chip has already been used to detect infectious bronchitis virus that infects poultry causing economic loss for the poultry industry. It has also been used to detect foot and mouth disease virus.
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