PEN SIDE DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE- A CURRENT STATUS

Abstract

The development and evaluation of various test/ technologies for rapid and effective way of
diagnosis of diseases is constantly felt in biomedical research. The traditional means of
disease diagnosis is now a day’s overcome by new exciting technological means because of
its improve diagnostic capabilities besides reducing the time and cost, associated with
conventional diagnostic techniques. Laboratory diagnosis for veterinary pathogens now has
been improvised through the use of recombinant antigen, monoclonal antibodies and
synthetic peptides, as well as incorporation of new molecular technique. Pen side diagnosis
mostly has been felt for identification/detection of pathogens at field level in a rapid and
accurate way particularly in disease outbreaks. Use of chromatographic strip, lateral flow
technologies, immunoassay, biosensors, nanotechnology, mobile PCR assay are promising
and hold great promise for improving speed and accuracy of diagnostics for various
infectious pathogens in animals. The present paper reviews some of the current and potential
use of pen side diagnostics in pathogens detections.