The test is a qualitative, point-of- care distinctive tool that detects Wuchereria bancrofti in human blood serum or plasma. There are generally three laboratory methodologies used for diagnosing active infections namely demonstration of microfilariae (mf mf) in the night blood prototypes, detection of circulating filarial antigens (CFA CFA) released in the body by adult worms and detection of filarial DNA in human blood by polymerase chain reaction.