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Multiplex qRT-PCR for the Detection of Western Equine Encephalomyelitis, St. Louis Encephalitis, and West Nile Viral RNA in Mosquito Pools (Diptera: Culicidae)

Authors :
William K. Reisen
Aaron C. Brault
Ying Fang
Source :
Journal of Medical Entomology. 52:491-499
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015.

Abstract

Following the introduction of West Nile virus into California during the summer of 2003, public health and vector control programs expanded surveillance efforts and were in need of diagnostics capable of rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of arbovirus infections of mosquitoes to inform decision support for intervention. Development of a multiplex TaqMan or real-time semiquantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay in which three virus specific primer-probe sets were used in the same reaction is described herein for the detection of western equine encephalomyelitis, St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile viral RNA. Laboratory validation and field data from 10 transmission seasons are reported. The comparative sensitivity and specificity of this multiplex assay to singleplex RT-PCR as well as an antigen detection (rapid analyte measurement platform) and standard plaque assays indicate this assay to be rapid and useful in providing mosquito infection data to estimate outbreak risk.

Details

ISSN :
19382928 and 00222585
Volume :
52
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Medical Entomology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....4a8740d2b3d5ed5671219eafafd82906
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv021