DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — January 29, 2026 — In response to the recent Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak reported in India, BioStone Animal Health has launched a multi-species indirect ELISA (iELISA) Test kit for Nipah virus antibody detection (Cat. 10101), designed to support surveillance, biosecurity, and outbreak preparedness.
Nipah virus is a highly pathogenic zoonotic virus with recurrent outbreaks across South and Southeast Asia, posing significant risks to both human and animal health. As no licensed Nipah vaccines are currently available, early detection and serological surveillance remain the primary tools for outbreak control. BioStone’s iELISA was developed to detect NiV antibodies across multiple species, including pigs, bats, companion animals, and humans.
Internal and collaborative evaluations demonstrated high diagnostic performance, with up to 100% specificity in most tested species and 100% sensitivity in confirmed NiV-positive pig and human sera. Importantly, bat surveillance studies revealed substantial differences between antibody positivity and RNA detection, underscoring the critical need for serology-based tools to assess past exposure and silent circulation of NiV.
With expanding geographic risk driven by fruit bat migration and recurring outbreaks, BioStone’s Nipah iELISA represents a practical and scalable solution for surveillance programs, research institutions, and public health laboratories.
About BioStone Animal Health — BioStone Animal Health is a Dallas, TX-based biotechnology company that provides innovative solutions for animal health. BioStone Animal Health works together with our worldwide partners to offer a portfolio of animal disease diagnostic products as well as test kits and reagents for vaccine testing that enables performing a rapid evaluation of the efficacies, stability, consistency, and potency of common animal vaccines. BioStone strives to actively promote and participate in global animal health initiatives by making these test kits available to the international community. For more information about BioStone Animal Health, visit www.biostoneah.com
