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Alternative Title:
J Am Mosq Control Assoc
Personal Author:
Reeves, Will K. ; Szymczak, Mitchell Scott ; Burkhalter, Kristen L. ; Miller, Myrna M.
Reeves, Will K. ; Szymczak, Mitchell Scott ; Burkhalter, Kristen L. ; Miller, Myrna M. Less -
Description:
Sandfly fever group viruses in the genus Phlebovirus (family Bunyaviridae) are widely distributed across the globe and are a cause of disease in military troops and indigenous peoples. We assessed the laboratory sensitivity and specificity of the Sand Fly Fever Virus Antigen Assay, a rapid dipstick assay designed to detect sandfly fever Naples virus (SFNV) and Toscana virus (TOSV) against a panel of phleboviruses. The assay detected SFNV and TOSV, as well as other phleboviruses including Aguacate, Anahanga, Arumowot, Chagres, and Punta Toro viruses. It did not detect sandfly fever Sicilian, Heartland, Rio Grande, or Rift Valley fever viruses. It did not produce false positive results in the presence of uninfected sand flies (Lutzomyia longipalpis) or Cache Valley virus, a distantly related bunyavirus. Results from this laboratory evaluation suggest that this assay may be used as a rapid field-deployable assay to detect sand flies infected with TOSV and SFNV, as well as an assortment of other phleboviruses.
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Animals
Article
Assay
Bunyamwera Virus
Dipstick
Immunoassay
Phlebovirus
Psychodidae
Sandfly Fever
Sandfly Fever Naples Virus
Toscana Virus

Source:
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 31(4):380-383
Pubmed ID:
26675463
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7111559
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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