Malaria P.f./P.v. Antigen Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood)

Malaria is caused by a protozoan which invades human red blood cells.Malaria is one of the world’s most prevalent diseases. According to the WHO, the worldwide prevalence of the disease is estimated to be 300-500 million cases and over 1 million deaths each year. Most of these victims are infants, young children. Over half of the world’s population lives in malarious areas. Microscopic analysis of appropriately stained thick and thin blood smears has been the standard diagnostic technique for identifying malaria infections for more than a century.The technique is capable of accurate and reliable diagnosis when performed by skilled microscopists using defifined protocols. The skill of the microscopist and use of proven and defifined procedures, frequently present the greatest obstacles to fully achieving the potential accuracy of microscopic diagnosis. Although there is a logistical burden associated with performing a time-intensive, labor-intensive, and equipment-intensive procedure such as diagnostic microscopy, it is the training required to establish and sustain competent performance of microscopy that poses the greatest diffiffifficulty in employing this diagnostic technology.This product is used for qualitative detection of Plasmodium falciparum antigen and Plasmodium vivax antigen in venous blood/fingertip blood of people with symptoms and signs of malaria.

The Malaria P.f./P.v. Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood) is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of two kinds of circulating plasmodium falciparum(P. falciparum (P.f.) and P. vivax (P.v.) in whole blood.

• P.f. positive (+): One color line should be in the control area (C), and the other color line should be in the detection area P.f.. The result is positive for Malaria P.f..

• Pan positive (+): One color line should be in the control area (C), and the other color line should be in the detection area Pan. The result The result is positive for Malaria Pan.

• P.f. and Pan positive (+): The control area (C) should have one color line, and the detection line area should have two color lines for P.f. and Pan. The result was positive for Malaria P.f. and Pan.

• Negative (-): Only a purple-red band appears in the quality control area (C). There is no purple-red band in the detection area (P.f. 、Pan).

• Invalid: There is no purple-red band in the quality control area (C).