It can differentiate Malaria, Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika, Leishmaniasis, Leptospirosis and Salmonellosis
Mylab Discovery Solutions has launched ‘PathoDetect Extended Monsoon Fever Panel’, RT PCR test kit for all monsoon diseases.
The Extended Monsoon Fever Panel demonstrates high sensitivity and specificity, and efficiently differentiates Malaria, Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika, Leptospirosis and Salmonellosis bacterial species, and Leishmaniasis parasite. The combined kit can process sample to result within 2 hours, therefore, can be implemented for mass testing.
Speaking about the launch of the detection panel, Hasmukh Rawal, Founder and MD, Mylab Discovery Solutions, said, “Dengue, Chikungunya, Malaria, Zika, Leptospirosis, Salmonellosis, etc. are major vector-borne diseases that pose a significant threat to India. The precise diagnosis of many of these diseases remain a significant challenge because of lack of accurate and reliable diagnostic methods. We are proud to present Extended Monsoon Fever Panel, which will create a paradigm shift in the diagnosis of seasonal epidemic prone diseases. Accuracy and speed of diagnosis coupled with its efficiency to distinguish the causative agents will make it an extremely beneficial method to manage these diseases”.
“There is a great opportunity for us to use the infrastructure created for control of the COVID-19 virus to monitor the mosquito-borne diseases in elimination programmes. RT-PCR is the most accurate screening solution for detecting vector-borne disease as it was in the case of COVID-19. It can prevent further spread of the diseases and aid in disease elimination”, he added.