BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's new OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. This approval will allow the simultaneous detection of antibodies to both the HIV-1 and HIV-2 viruses in finger stick and venipuncture whole blood specimens. "Receiving FDA approval to test for HIV-2 is another significant milestone," said Mike Gausling, president and CEO of OraSure Technologies. "Our ability to offer a single rapid test for detecting antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 will allow for broader detection, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. This is particularly important in the higher prevalence urban areas here in the United States where HIV-2 infection is more likely to occur and in many foreign countries where HIV-2 testing is required as part of the normal testing regimen."