Malaria Rapid Test Kits

Intended Use:
For the rapid qualitative determination of Malaria P.falciparum specific histidine rich protein-2 (Pf HRP-2) and Malaria P.vivax specific lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) in human blood as an aid in the diagnosis of Malaria infection.
Summary:
Malaria is a serious parasitic disease characterized by fever, chills, and anemia and is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. There are four kinds of malaria that can infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. In humans, the parasites (called sporozoites) migrate to the liver where they mature and release another form, the merozoites. The disease is now occurs in more than 90 countries worldwide, and it is estimated that there are over 500 million clinical cases and 2.7 million malaria-caused deaths per year. At the present, malaria is diagnosed by looking for the parasites in a drop of blood. Blood will be put onto a microscope slide and stained so that the parasites will be visible under a microscope.
The Malaria Rapid Test kits is designed for the differential diagnosis between Plasmodium Falcifarum and the other Plasmodium species.