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VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13091731
Keywords
African swine fever virus; recombinase polymerase amplification; DNA extraction; molecular detection
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a deadly disease in pigs that spreads rapidly. A rapid detection assay using real-time recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) for ASFV was developed and found to have equivalent sensitivity and specificity as real-time PCR. The combination of a simple extraction protocol allows for the use of the ASFV-RPA assay to improve control measures in outbreak situations.
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of a deadly disease in pigs and is spread rapidly across borders. Samples collected from suspected cases must be sent to the reference laboratory for diagnosis using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In this study, we aimed to develop a simple DNA isolation step and real-time recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for rapid detection of ASFV. RPA assay based on the p72 encoding B646L gene of ASFV was established. The assays limit of detection and cross-reactivity were investigated. Diagnostic performance was examined using 73 blood and serum samples. Two extraction approaches were tested: silica-column-based extraction method and simple non-purification DNA isolation (lysis buffer and heating, 70 degrees C for 20 min). All results were compared with well-established real-time PCR. In a field deployment during a disease outbreak event in Uganda, 20 whole blood samples were tested. The assay's analytical sensitivity was 3.5 DNA copies of molecular standard per mu L as determined by probit analysis on eight independent assay runs. The ASFV RPA assay only detected ASFV genotypes. Compared to real-time PCR, RPA diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 100%. Using the heating/lysis buffer extraction procedure, ASFV-RPA revealed better tolerance to inhibitors than real-time PCR (97% and 38% positivity rate, respectively). In Uganda, infected animals were identified before the appearance of fever. The ASFV-RPA assay is shown to be as sensitive and specific as real-time PCR. Moreover, the combination of the simple extraction protocol allows its use at the point of need to improve control measures.
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