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CTK Biotech has obtained the CE mark for our OnSite COVID-19 Ag Self Test. CTK will begin shipping this new test to the countries that accept the CE mark this month. The OnSite COVID-19 Ag Self Test is a single-use lateral flow immunoassay for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigens in nasal swab specimens from individuals suspected of COVID-19..... Read Full Article >

In the recent independent evaluation conducted in South America, CTK Dengue Rapid Test outperforms the market leading competitor kit and has better correlation with a confirmatory ELISA test.  Please click here for CTK’s Case Report detailing this external evaluation.

OnSite Rapid Tests are a user friendly diagnostic product and can be stored at room temperature, defined as 2-30°C.  However, during hot summer months, keeping storage facilities at these temperatures is difficult.  Improper storage leads to short shelf life or premature expiration and has the potential to be a big financial loss.  In expired products, we have observed faint test lines,.... Read Full Article >

Neglected tropical diseases are among the most common conditions afflicting the estimated 99 million people who live on less than US $2 per day in the Latin American and Caribbean region. One of these tropical diseases, Chagas, infects more than 8 million people worldwide. While most of those infected are in Latin and Central America, as many as 300,000 live.... Read Full Article >

Influenza is an illness caused by RNA viruses that infect the respiratory tract of many animals, birds, and humans.  Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza infection can cause a more severe illness or even death.  Influenza viruses are divided into three types, designated A, B, and C. Influenza types A and B, which are.... Read Full Article >

Diseases that follow natural disasters cause more deaths than the catastrophe itself with water supplies quickly becoming contaminated by human and animal excrement.  Thailand has recently experienced historical flooding after months of monsoon rain, which has left two out of the three landfills submerged, thereby causing contamination of water supplies and rice fields as garbage floats through the streets.  This.... Read Full Article >

As the rain continues to fall the number of Dengue cases in Venezuela skyrocket. This year, Venezuela has had 114,855 cases of Dengue, the highest in the 21 years!  The epidemic surpassed lasted year’s 53,462 cases by more than double, according to the Epidemiological Alert of the Network of Scientific Medical Societies. Over 60% of the cases are localized in.... Read Full Article >