The OptiMAL kit comes at a most affordable price of Rs.130 per test. OptiMAL detects not only the presence of malaria but also detects the specific strain of the Plasmodium bacteria. This is important as the treatment and dosage of medication is specific to the plasmodium strain. Post therapy monitoring is also possible with this test. Considering the alarming number of malaria cases reported in India a reliable method of infection detection is necessary.
Malaria is a disease that spreads rapidly and can be contracted by any one.
In India the average number of people detected with malaria in a single year is 2.87 million, which is 81 per cent of total cases reported worldwide.