Journal
DIAGNOSTICS
Volume 11, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11091696
Keywords
Zika virus; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; neutralization tests
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- US Department of Defense Health Agency
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The study evaluated the performance of MAC-ELISA and PRNT for diagnosing ZIKV infection in dengue-endemic areas, with both assays showing high sensitivity and specificity. Restricting the analysis according to neutralizing antibodies against dengue or IgM antibodies, the performances of both serological assays were adequate.
Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged and spread rapidly in South American countries during 2015. Efforts to diagnose ZIKV infection using serological tools were challenging in dengue-endemic areas because of antigenic similarities between both viruses. Here, we assessed the performance of an in-house developed IgM antibody capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MAC-ELISA) and the plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) to diagnose ZIKV infection. Acute and convalescent paired serum samples from 51 patients who presented with clinical symptoms suggestive of an arbovirus illness in dengue-endemic areas of Honduras, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru were used in the assessment. Samples were tested for ZIKV, dengue and chikungunya virus using a variety of laboratory techniques. The results for the ZIKV-RNA screening and seroconversion detected by the microneutralization test were used to construct a composite reference standard. The overall sensitivity and specificity for the MAC-ELISA were 93.5% and 100.0%, respectively. Contrastingly, the overall sensitivity and specificity for the PRNT were 96.8% and 95.0%, respectively. Restricting the analysis according to IgM or neutralizing antibodies against dengue, the performances of both serological assays were adequate. The findings of this study reveal that the MAC-ELISA and PRNT would provide initial reliable laboratory diagnostic assays for ZIKV infection in dengue-endemic areas.
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