The E.Coli water testing kits market in MEA is expected to grow from US$ 5,666.48 thousand in 2021 to US$ 7,447.78 thousand by 2028; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 4.0% from 2021 to 2028.
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and UAE are major economies in MEA. The demand for freshwater has proliferated due to massive urbanization, industrialization, irrigated agriculture, and rising living standards. Wastewater can introduce many types of pollutants, e.g., inorganic/organic compounds, acid, basicity, heavy metals, organophosphates, pesticides, and pathogens in these applications. Freshwater has become scarce worldwide not only because of its dwindling quantities but also because of the deteriorating freshwater quality. Therefore, keeping a check of the release of hazardous wastewater into the environment is a priority in many countries. Currently, E. coli testing is one of the most important measures referred to assess the safety of drinking water. There is a high dependence on E. coli contamination measures for meeting a normative safety definition. Achieving and maintaining universal access to safe drinking water requires surveillance that can inform decision-making about whether the services are being managed in a proper way so as to ensure the safety of drinking water. Also, recent developments in paper-based biosensing technology have opened up an era of creating simple as well as low-cost rapid detection devices. Most of the paper-based biosensors use the antigen-antibody interactions for the purpose of detecting the targeted analytes of interest in water samples. Applications built on paper-based sensing technology are numerous ranging right from testing of blood samples for infectious diseases, testing of grains in agriculture to testing of chemical contaminants or bacteria in water. The pandemic has caused disruptions to health services worldwide and has impacted the ability of countries to address and respond to various conditions. The Middle East countries have registered a growth in the number of COVID cases in the last few days; the virus has affected over 8,428,155 people across the region and killed 213,129 people. According to the data of Worldometer, on 5th October 2021, the COVID-19 cases were reported in various MEA regions such as South Africa (2,907,619), United Arab Emirates (737,073), and Saudi Arabia (547,357). The COVID-19 outbreak had impacted the growth of the E. coli water testing kits market. As the increase in the number of cases of coronavirus affected the older population and patients who were already suffering from chronic diseases and lack of proper medical treatment, lesser test equipment, and their high demand in the market caused many deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the sales of companies. The coronavirus pandemic has hit the Middle East and Africa at a time when the region is already burdened with multiple problems, including a series of long-running conflicts, sectarian tension, economic crises, and widespread political unrest. This challenge will be especially frightening for the region’s fragile and conflict-torn states—such as Iraq, Sudan, and Yemen, as it will lead to reduced imports due to disruptions in trade, which further increases the shortages of medical supplies and other goods and resulting in a considerable price increase. The country is struggling to control the crisis due to limited healthcare supplies owing to imposed US sanctions on the country. Such restrictions are likely to have a negative impact on the research and development activities, which will directly restrain the growth of the E. coli water testing market in the region. However, the continuation of procedures can be seen as countries gradually ease their restrictions and regulatory authorities speed up approval of water testing products will help the market to grow.
With the new features and technologies, vendors can attract new customers and expand their footprints in emerging markets. This factor is likely to drive the E.Coli water testing kits market. The MEA E.Coli water testing kits is expected to grow at a good CAGR during the forecast period.
MEA E.Coli Water Testing Kits Market Revenue and Forecast to 2028 (US$ Thousand) MEA E.Coli Water Testing Kits Market Segmentation
MEA E.Coli Water Testing Kits Market – By Analyte
• E. Coli• Coliforms MEA E.Coli Water Testing Kits Market – By Application
• Institutional• Government Research• Commercial• Beverage and Food Processing• Hospitality• Healthcare• Others MEA E.Coli Water Testing Kits Market- By Country
• Saudi Arabia• South Africa• UAE• Rest of MEAMEA E.Coli Water Testing Kits Market-Companies Mentioned
• BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC. • Hach.• IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.• NEOGEN Corporation• WILHELMSEN