Made-in-Singapore kit can test for 3 viruses, including Zika, in 2 hours

The test kit, which is now ready for use, costs only a few dollars to produce.ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI

SINGAPORE: Scientists in Singapore have developed a kit that can test for the dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses all at the same time in a matter of two hours.

Now ready for use, the kit costs only a few dollars to produce and has attracted interest from other countries and even the World Health Organisation (WHO), said Dr Masafumi Inoue, a senior research scientist at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*Star) Experimental Therapeutics Centre who is part of the team that developed the kit.