Rabies Antigen Rapid Test

Rabies

Rabies causes about 56,000 deaths worldwide per year. More than 95% of human deaths from rabies occur in Africa and Asia. About 40% of deaths occur in children under the age of 15. Rabies is present in more than 150 countries and on all continents but Antarctica. More than 3 billion people live in regions of the world where rabies occurs. A number of countries in the Asia-Pacific such as Australia, Japan and Singapore, as well as much of Western Europe, do not have rabies among dogs. Many Pacific islands do not have rabies at all. It is classified as a neglected tropical disease.

INTENDED USE

The Rabies Antigen Rapid Test is a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for the qualitative detection of rabies virus antigen (Rabies Ag) in dog’s saliva or cerebrospinal fluid. 

Assay Time:  5-10 minutes