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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lima MDRQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6901494 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20191209 1
The presence of dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Brazil, may result in a difficult diagnosis due to the signs and symptoms shared by those. Moreover, as DENV and ZIKV belong to the same family, serological assays may show a high rate of cross-reactivity. Here, we evaluated a Dengue NS1 capture assay for early and differential diagnosis of dengue during the Zika epidemic occurred in Brazil in 2016. Samples (n = 227) from 218 patients included sera, plasma an ...[more]