Mylab launches combined RT-PCR test for Zika, malaria, dengue

Test can differentiate between seven diseases and give results in 2 hrs

Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions, credited with developing India’s first indigenous Sars-CoV-2 RT-PCR and the first rapid-antigen test home kit, has launched the country’s first combined RT-PCR test kit for monsoon diseases.

The test can detect and differentiate between malaria, Chikungunya, dengue, Zika, Leptospirosis and Salmonellosis bacterial species, and Leishmaniasis parasites.

Mosquito-borne diseases peak during the monsoons. Mylab has developed a fever panel — PathoDetect Extended Monsoon Fever Panel — which is a comprehensive multiplex RT-PCR test kit for all monsoon diseases.

The combined kit can process samples to give results in two hours, and can be used for mass