A Chinese health researcher said on September 19 that China has successfully produced portable kits to help with Ebola virus testing.

The kits use a diagnostic method based on viral RNA detection. They will be easier to use than lab testing, according to Li Dexin, a research fellow at the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention under the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chinese researchers have worked with the France-based Pasteur Institute and conducted tests on the product. It is expected to significantly help with prevention and control of the epidemic both in West African countries and China, the researcher said.

Li said that China has investigated over 80 cases of suspected Ebola patients in the country and infection has been ruled out in most of them.