Application of the dengue virus NS1 antigen rapid test for on-site detection of imported dengue cases at airports

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Apr;16(4):589-91. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00475-08. Epub 2009 Feb 4.

Abstract

We used the dengue virus NS1 antigen (Ag) rapid test for on-site detection of imported dengue cases at airports. Among 22 positive cases of dengue identified from 850 patients with a fever suspected to have dengue, 17 were NS1 Ag test positive. These findings demonstrate the usefulness of the NS1 Ag rapid test in screening imported dengue cases at airports.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dengue / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Point-of-Care Systems*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / blood*

Substances

  • NS1 protein, Dengue virus type 2
  • NS1 protein, dengue-1 virus
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins