Exercising its powers under the Karnataka Communicable Disease Act, 2020, the government has fixed the tariffs of ELISA and Rapid card tests.
Aedes aegypti mosquito. (Creative Commons)
The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued an order announcing a price cap on dengue tests in private hospitals and diagnostic laboratories. A total of ₹600 has been fixed for two types of tests. As per the fixed tariff, Dengue ELISA NS1 is priced at ₹300, Dengue ELISA Igm is priced at ₹300 and rapid card test is at ₹250.