State firm's fast flu test ready for trials
Mukilteo-based CombiMatrix Corp. said its quick test for H5N1 Avian Flu will get field testing this fall through a Pullman-based laboratory -- and the company is ready to step up production if the product works and the dreaded virus actually arrives on this continent.
Concerns about the virus' spread are centering on this coming autumn, when the annual migration along the Pacific Flyway will bring birds to this continent that may have mingled with others infected in Asia. The flyway includes Alaska, western Canada and West Coast of the United States.
"That problem will need solutions, and we've invested in the development of products that can be a tremendous aid," said Amit Kumar, president and chief executive of CombiMatrix.
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