Scientists continue to look for ways to deal with the deadly form of virus.

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Scientists continue to look for ways to deal with the deadly form of bird flu virus.
Medical workers care for a bird flu patient in Medan, Indonesia, last year
Researchers in Singapore, for example, have developed a new test for the h-five-n-one virus. They call it a "lab on a chip."
If successfully marketed, the hand-held device could be used to look for cases in affected areas and help contain outbreaks. Project leader Juergen Pipper says medical or aid workers would know in less than half an hour if a person is infected.
The device tests material collected from a quick swab of a person’s throat. The test uses magnetic force to control individual droplets containing added magnetic particles. The scientists say the droplet itself becomes a little laboratory that can do things like pump, separate and mix.
They note that an increasing number of similar tests are available to process cell