NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCBB:CEMI) has received a new order for 396,000 HIV 1/2 STAT-PAK(TM) rapid tests. The Company plans to ship these tests, which will be used for voluntary counseling and testing programs in Nigeria, in September and October, 2006. The United States President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR), a five year $15 billion global initiative to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic, is funding the purchase order which was placed by the United States Centers for Disease Control.
