Abaxis Announces USDA Approval Of VetScan Canine Ehrlichia Antibody Test Kit

(RTTNews) - Abaxis Inc. (ABAX) announced that the Center for Veterinary Biologicals of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved its VetScan Canine Ehrlichia Antibody Test Kit for use in rapid detection of canine Ehrlichia. The company noted that this is the only test approved for detection of antibodies to all three dominant species impacting dogs in the US: E. canis., E. chafeensis and E. ewingii.

Clint Severson, CEO of Abaxis, said, "The USDA approval of the VetScan Canine Ehrlichia Antibody Test Kit now allows our customers to use our lateral flow rapid tests to detect canine heartworm, Lyme and Ehrlichia. Each test can be purchased on an individual basis so that each practitioner has the flexibility to decide which tests to use based on such factors as the history and presentation of the patient as well as the incidence of a particular disease in his or her geographic area."