Giardia is a diarrhea causative protozoa infecting the small intestine of dogs and cats, and one of the most important pathogenic intestinal protozoa found in these animals. Young puppies tend to be highly infected especially in group breeding situations. No specific signs are seen in adult dogs and cats, but puppies and kittens show watery or foamy diarrhea with a bad smell due to malabsorption in the intestine. Usually, Giardiosis is diagnosed by finding cysts or trophozoites by fecal microscopy, but it has very low sensitivity. The Rapide - Giardia Antigen Test Kit enables detection of vegetative stages and cysts of Giardia that are not detectable by microscopy.

Principles: The Rapide - Giardia Ag Test Kit is a chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of Giardia antigen in canine or feline feces.

Test performance: In a study using 150 fecal samples, Rapide - Giardia Ag Test kit was compared to a leading commercial Giardia antigen test. Both the sensitivity and specificity were 100%.