New hand care product effective against bird flu virus
September 12th, 2006
A British producer and distributor of a wide range of skin health care products has confirmed that one of its new products, a hand gel, has tested positive for killing the highly pathogenic avian virus withing 30 seconds after a single application. Dermasalve Sciences PLC claims these findings have received independent confirmatory test documentation from a European contract Virology research company for this product, which was developed along with Drug Delivery Solutions Limited. The tests have given a result of 99.99% effectiveness in killing the virus within a 30 second time period. The gel seems to remain active for at least 30 minutes after the application. Production of the substance will begin in October this year.