Dr. Chakraborty’s lab has developed a simple, rapid, and sensitive diagnostic assay platform, “Rapid LAMP based Diagnostic Test (RLDT).”, detecting cholera, ETEC and Shigella directly from stool samples in less than an hour with a sensitivity comparable to quantitative PCR. RLDT has been successfully implemented and evaluated in India, Bangladesh, Zambia, Uganda, and Nigeria and is being used for surveillance of ETEC and Shigella among children in Zambia and Burkina Faso. RLDT is currently being piloted in primary health care facilities in South Asian and African countries for detection of Cholera.