Widal test (typhoid test) price in Nigeria
A Widal test costs ₦9,000 on Mezo, and malaria and Widal together is ₦13,000. Before you book it, know its limit: a positive Widal on its own cannot confirm typhoid. Typhoid is confirmed by a blood culture, which is ₦22,000, taken before any antibiotic.
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Medically reviewed by Dr Debo Odulana, Founder and Chief Executive, Mezo. Last reviewed . This page is general information, not a diagnosis. Care is decided with you after an examination.
Price on Mezo
| Test | Price | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Widal test (typhoid)On the price list as: Widal | ₦9,000 | Book |
| Blood cultureThe test that confirms typhoid and guides the antibiotic.On the price list as: Blood Culture (Adult/Children) | ₦22,000 | Book |
| Malaria and Widal togetherWhen the doctor wants both from one visit.On the price list as: Malaria Parasite (MP)/Widal | ₦13,000 | Book |
| Malaria parasite test (MP)The first test for most fevers in Nigeria.On the price list as: Malaria Parasite (MP) | ₦9,000 | Book |
The whole price of the test: the sample taken at the site and the written result. Paid online before you go, the same at every BeaconHealth Diagnostics site.
What the test is for
The Widal test looks for antibodies, not for the typhoid germ itself. Antibodies can be raised by a past typhoid infection, a typhoid vaccine or other infections. A study at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital found that a single Widal test was not a valid way to diagnose typhoid, and that heavier malaria infections were linked with positive Widal results.
This is how many people with malaria, or a virus, are told they have 'malaria and typhoid' and given antibiotics they do not need. Typhoid germs that resist common antibiotics are increasing, so it matters that antibiotics are used only when they are needed.
When a doctor asks for it
- A doctor suspects typhoid: a fever that climbs over several days, with headache, tummy pain, weakness and loss of appetite
- Alongside a blood culture, which finds the germ itself and shows which antibiotics will work, rather than in place of one
How to prepare
- No fasting.
- Have the sample taken before you start any antibiotic. Antibiotics can stop a blood culture growing the germ.
Go to the nearest emergency department now, not a lab, for
- Confusion, a fit, or being very drowsy
- Severe tummy pain, vomiting blood or black stools
- Being unable to keep any fluid down
Where you can do it
At BeaconHealth Diagnostics sites in 19 cities, at the same price in each. Not every site has every machine, so when you book you are offered only the sites that do this test.
In Lagos: a sample taken at home
In Lagos a nurse or phlebotomist can take your blood sample at home and bring it to the laboratory. It is booked and paid for online, with the price for your area shown before you pay. Home collection is only in Lagos for now.
Find your area and book a home blood testHow to book
- Tap Book. The Widal test is already ticked; add anything else on your request form.
- Choose your city and a BeaconHealth Diagnostics site that does every test you ticked.
- Pay once, online, by card or bank transfer. You get a code for the counter.
- Go to the site with your code. When the result is released, you read it on Mezo.
Widal test (typhoid): questions people ask
How much is a malaria and typhoid test in Nigeria?
On Mezo, malaria and Widal together is ₦13,000, the Widal alone is ₦9,000 and a blood culture is ₦22,000. All are paid online and done at a BeaconHealth Diagnostics site.
My Widal test is positive. Do I have typhoid?
Not necessarily. A positive Widal on its own does not prove typhoid. Ask a doctor to review the result before you take antibiotics, and ask for a blood culture if typhoid is still suspected.
Is the Widal test useless?
Not useless, but it cannot carry a diagnosis on its own. A doctor reads it with your symptoms, and confirms typhoid with a blood culture.
Can I pay at the lab?
No. You tick the test on Mezo, choose a BeaconHealth Diagnostics site that does it and pay online before you go. The price you pay is the price on this page, and the site has your order waiting when you arrive.
How do I get my result?
When the laboratory has checked and released your result, we send you a text message and you read it on Mezo, signed in to your account. If a doctor on Mezo asked for the test, they see it too. Mezo does not promise a result time on this page, because it depends on the test and the site.
Sources and further reading
The guidelines and patient information this page is checked against. Care in Nigeria follows the same evidence; what differs is the price and where it is done.
- Typhoid fever in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria: another look at the Widal agglutination test as a preferred option for diagnosis. Enabulele O, Awunor SN, Nigerian Medical Journal 57(3):145-149, 2016. Peer-reviewed.
- Typhoid. World Health Organization. Fact sheet.
- Typhoid fever. NHS. Patient information.
Links last checked 29 October 2026.
Prices are Mezo cash prices in naira, from the BeaconHealth Diagnostics price list in force since October 2026. They are the price of the test booked and paid for on Mezo.