Hi-PCR® Plasmodium species (Multiplex) Probe PCR Kit

Malaria is a major tropical disease and an acute febrile and life-threatening illness caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes called "malarial vectors”. Malaria is caused primarily by 4 species of the protozoa Plasmodium: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale. A fifth Plasmodium species, Plasmodium knowlesi, is a similar parasite that may be an important source of human infection in some regions of Southeast Asia.HiMedia’s Plasmodium species Detection Kit (Multiplex) (Real-Time Probe Based PCR) is designed to detect P. falciparum in FAM, P. vivax in JOE, Plasmodium UNIV in TexRed and Internal Control in Cy5 channels in a single tube reaction. This kit allows sensitive and specific detection of P. falciparum, P. vivax and Plasmodium UNIV in a single tube reaction