Detection of Dengue Virus NS1 Antigen in Infected Aedes aegypti Using a Commercially Available Kit

Natalia V. Voge Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Irma Sánchez-Vargas Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Carol D. Blair Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Lars Eisen Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Barry J. Beaty Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Epidemic dengue has emerged throughout the tropical world. In the continued absence of a vaccine against dengue virus (DENV), mosquito vector surveillance and control programs are essential to reduce human infections. An effective test to detect DENV in infected mosquitoes would be a valuable addition to the surveillance effort. We investigated DENV detection in infected Aedes aegypti using a commercially available DENV non-structural protein 1 (NS1) ELISA kit (Platelia Dengue NS1 Ag), and by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and virus isolation assays. The DENV-infected mosquitoes were subjected to field-relevant conditions and assayed individually and pooled with uninfected mosquitoes. Overall, DENV NS1 antigen was detected in 98% of infected mosquitoes/pools versus 79% for RT-PCR and 29% for virus isolation. Our results indicate that NS1 is an excellent analyte for detection of DENV in Ae. aegypti and that the tested NS1 antigen kit provides a sensitive, rapid, and convenient test for DENV surveillance in mosquitoes.

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* Address correspondence to Barry J. Beaty, Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. E-mail: Barry.Beaty@colostate.edu

Financial support: This research was supported by the Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID grant U54-AI-065357), and by the NIH/NIAID International Collaborations in Infectious Disease Research Program (U01-AI-088647). Natalia V. Voge was supported partially by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico, and by Colorado State University.

Authors' addresses: Natalia V. Voge, Irma Sánchez-Vargas, Carol D. Blair, Lars Eisen, and Barry J. Beaty, Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, E-mails: Natalia.Voge@colostate.edu, Irma.Sanchez-Vargas@colostate.edu, Lars.Eisen@colostate.edu, Carol.Blair@colostate.edu, and Barry.Beaty@colostate.edu.

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