Development of in-house serological methods for diagnosis and surveillance of chikungunya

ABSTRACT Objective To develop and evaluate serological methods for chikungunya diagnosis and research in Nicaragua. Methods Two IgM ELISA capture systems (MAC-ELISA) for diagnosis of acute chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infections, and two Inhibition ELISA Methods (IEM) to measure total antibodies agai...

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Main Authors: Saira Saborío Galo, Karla González, Yolanda Téllez, Nadezna García, Leonel Pérez, Lionel Gresh, Eva Harris, Ángel Balmaseda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2017-08-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892017000100240&lng=en&tlng=en