China has developed an effective method for instant diagnose of possible H1N1 influenza epidemic, originally called as "swine flu", said Health Minister Chen Zhu at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

The new detection method will be installed at the country's center for disease control and prevention offices at all levels, Chen said.

Experts and scientists from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences have contributed greatly to the research work, Chen added.

"Experts from the United States and the World Health Organization also gave us great help for the research," he said.

(Xinhua News Agency April 30, 2009)