ICT filariasis test: a new screening test for Bancroftian filariasis.

Bancroftian filariasis can be detected by using the ICT Filariasis test kit which is composed of specific polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to Wuchereria bancrofti antigen. Chromatographic reaction with serum or plasma shows a result within 5 minutes. When compared with 454 thick blood films (standard smear method) within the same study, the ICT Filariasis test had sensitivity = 100%, specificity = 96.