Rabies RAPID ™ Screen

The Affordable, Portable "Before The Bite" Rabies Screen That Delivers Results in Minutes

The rabies virus usually appears within the saliva of an infected animal long before outward symptoms appear. In fact, investigators have reported isolating the rabies virus from infected dogs as early as seven days before clinical symptoms.

The Rabies RAPID™ (Rapid Antibody Portable Immuno-Detection) Screen tests surfaces for the rabies antigen and delivers easy-to-read results within 35 minutes. This can eliminate days of costly and dangerous waiting.

When You Need to Know Now

If you work with small animals such as cats, dogs, bats, raccoons or large animals such as horses or cows, then you already know how important it is to detect rabies fast. Waiting weeks for post-mortem studies complicates animal control decisions, and exhausts valuable resources.

Because treatment options depend on time, you need to identify the threat of infection as soon as possible.

The Rabies RAPID™ Screen can detect rabies viral loads in the nanogram (ng) range, making it an indispensable tool for health care professionals in contact with wild animals or beloved pets.

While a negative result does not guarantee a surface is free of rabies antigen, a positive result can be invaluable for early detection. Getting answers in minutes - rather than days or weeks - means you will be alerted to the threat of rabies and can take precautions before, rather than after, an animal or human becomes infected.

And because the Rabies RAPID™ Screen contains everything you need to test in a small portable kit, screening can be done in the lab, in the field or even in the home or office. No instruments are required.

Detect Rabies Antigen Which May Be Carried By:

Domestic Pets
Pets such as cats, dogs and rabbits may be exposed to the virus from contact with live or dead wild animals. This puts pet owners at risk too.

Agricultural Animals
Farm animals such as cows, pigs and sheep may also become exposed which puts them, other livestock and humans at risk.

Wild Animals
Rabies is most prevalent in animals such as bat, raccoons, foxes and squirrels, varying by location.

*The Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol 145, No5 5/82

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*Rabies Rapid Screen is NOT available in Canada as per the Canadian FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY.

Early Detection and Prevention
is Vital

According to the World Health Organization, rabies kills 55,000 people a year globally. In the U.S., approximately 40,000 people are treated each year for potential exposure.

Learn more about rabies on our Links and Resources page.

When making decisions about health and public safety, timing
is crucial.

Rapid™ Screen technology is a frontline tool that allows you to test for infectious diseases in the lab and in the field, and get results in minutes, not days.

Find out how.