ICMR and Zydus launch new diagnostic kits for disease detection in livestock

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Last Updated : Nov 29 2017 | 4:04 PM IST

To be manufactured and marketed by Zydus Diagnostics in Ahmedabad

The Indian Council of Medical Research and Zydus announced the launch of new diagnostic kits, developed by ICMR's National Institute of Virology, Pune to detect neglected infectious diseases in livestock. These kits will be manufactured and marketed by Zydus Diagnostics, a division of Cadila Healthcare based in Ahmedabad.

The kits provide results within 2.5 to 3 hours and are both highly sensitive and specific. The kits will be availbel for use in public health laboratories and hospitals across India and other countries.

Another product in pipeline is a Multiplex real time PCR kit for the detection of dengue and chikungunya, which is useful in detection during the early stages of the infection.

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First Published: Nov 29 2017 | 3:31 PM IST

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