Zika virus detection kits are likely to reach the market by March and cost around Rs 4500 to Rs 5000, leading diagnostic chains have said, amidst a spiraling global health crisis triggered by a viral outbreak linked to thousands of birth defects.
The country’s leading pathology labs and diagnostic chains including Dr Lal PathLabs, SRL Diagnostics, Quest Diagnostics and Star Imaging have started procuring test kits and discovering new technologies to detect the Zika virus.
