Application of the dengue virus NS1 antigen rapid test for on-site detection of imported dengue cases at airports.
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.
Shu
Pei-Yun
PY
Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yang
Cheng-Fen
CF
Kao
Jeng-Fong
JF
Su
Chien-Ling
CL
Chang
Shu-Fen
SF
Lin
Chien-Chou
CC
Yang
Wen-Chih
WC
Shih
Hsiu
H
Yang
Shih-Yan
SY
Wu
Ping-Fuai
PF
Wu
Ho-Sheng
HS
Huang
Jyh-Hsiung
JH
D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000097:blood*
C079340:NS1 protein, Dengue virus type 2; C082515:NS1 protein, dengue-1 virus; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins