ParaFishControl have developed a portable testing kit that allows scientists or fish farmers to quickly check wild or farmed fish for the presence of zoonotic parasites in the field. This kit is easy to transport and use. The kit includes the materials and chemicals for artificial digestion and compression of fish tissue, tools for capturing, euthanizing, and analysing the fish, the ethical euthanizing techniques used by the kit, the method for checking for the presence of zoonotic parasites, metacercariae and nematode larva and the method for conserving any identified parasites for further inspection at the lab.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Business partners – SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations
Those researchers and/or fish farmers with a need to rapidly identify and isolate zoonotic parasites in wild or farmed fish, particularly those for whom speed of identification is important or for whom a full lab may not be the most available option.
- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
