NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2006--Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX - News; Nasdaq:ACTG - News) announced today that its CombiMatrix group will collaborate with the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL) on influenza testing. A broad interagency effort is being undertaken to monitor the Pacific Flyway, to determine if the seasonal migration of birds will bring the highly pathogenic Eurasian strain of Avian Influenza (AI: H5N1) into North America and the United States. This effort is being coordinated by the US Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, and the Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with State regulatory agencies.
