Viruses, Vol. 17, Pages 1021: Development of a Point-of-Care Immunochromatographic Lateral Flow Strip Assay for the Detection of Nipah and Hendra Viruses

Viruses doi: 10.3390/v17071021

Authors:
Jianjun Jia
Wenjun Zhu
Guodong Liu
Sandra Diederich
Bradley Pickering
Logan Banadyga
Ming Yang

Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV), which both belong to the genus henipavirus, are zoonotic pathogens that cause severe systemic, neurological, and/or respiratory disease in humans and a variety of mammals. Therefore, monitoring viral prevalence in natural reservoirs and rapidly diagnosing cases of henipavirus infection are critical to limiting the spread of these viruses. Current laboratory methods for detecting NiV and HeV include virus isolation, reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR), and antigen detection via an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), all of which require highly trained personnel and specialized equipment. Here, we describe the development of a point-of-care customized immunochromatographic lateral flow (ILF) assay that uses recombinant human ephrin B2 as a capture ligand on the test line and a NiV-specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) on the conjugate pad to detect NiV and HeV. The ILF assay detects NiV and HeV with a diagnostic specificity of 94.4% and has no cross-reactivity with other viruses. This rapid test may be suitable for field testing and in countries with limited laboratory resources.

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