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Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, April 2009, p. 589-591, Vol. 16, No. 4
1071-412X/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CVI.00475-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Application of the Dengue Virus NS1 Antigen Rapid Test for On-Site Detection of Imported Dengue Cases at Airports{triangledown}

Pei-Yun Shu,1 Cheng-Fen Yang,1 Jeng-Fong Kao,1 Chien-Ling Su,1 Shu-Fen Chang,1 Chien-Chou Lin,1 Wen-Chih Yang,2 Hsiu Shih,2 Shih-Yan Yang,2 Ping-Fuai Wu,3 Ho-Sheng Wu,1 and Jyh-Hsiung Huang1*

Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China,1 Second Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China,2 Second Division, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China3

Received 8 December 2008/ Returned for modification 9 January 2009/ Accepted 28 January 2009

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, 161 Kun-Yang Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Phone: 886-2-26531374. Fax: 886-2-27883992. E-mail: jhhuang{at}cdc.gov.tw

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 4 February 2009.

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, April 2009, p. 589-591, Vol. 16, No. 4
1071-412X/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CVI.00475-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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