Uniscan Measures Swine Foot-and-Mouth Disease Foot-and-mouth
disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral
disease of cattle and pigs. FMD occurs throughout much of the
world, and whilst some countries have been free of FMD for some
time, its wide host range and rapid spread represent cause for
international concern. The Uniscan's foot-and-mouth disease
(FMD) test is a simple, rapid, and accurate one-step rapid test
to provide digital read-out results. This rapid immunoassay was
developed under the collaboration of Taiwan Unison Biotechnology
Inc. and Animal Health Research Institute, TW. Some
characteristics are listed in the following: * Sample volume:
120 ul * Reaction and detection time: 40 ~ 50 min (much faster
than ELISA kits) * Sensitivity: 93.3 ~ 95.6 %; specificity: 98.8
~ 100 % * Detect four types of swine serum: OĦBAĦBCĦBAsia 1
(Pen-side: Uniscan FMD test; A, B, C: commercial ELISA kits)
(Pen-side: Uniscan FMD test; RMS: Uniscan signal unit) Copyright
© 2008 Taiwan Unison Biotech I