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Development and application of a simple recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid point-of-care detection of feline herpesvirus type 1.


ABSTRACT: Feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) is a highly contagious pathogen of domestic cats and other members of the family Felidae. Point-of-care diagnosis of persistent infection in cats is essential for control of its spread. A recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay (RPA-LFD-FHV) combined with a lateral flow dipstrip (LFD) was developed that uses human body heat for incubation. Sensitivity was evaluated by testing a serial dilution of a control plasmid, and specificity was evaluated by testing related viruses. Swab samples from cats with suspected infection were tested by RPA-LFD-FHV, and the results were compared to those obtained by PCR to evaluate its clinical performance. The RPA-FLD-FHV assay was carried out successfully within 20 min, using body heat for incubation. The RPA-FLD-FHV had a detection limit of 103 copies of the FHV-1 gD gene, which was lower than that of PCR, which was 104 copies. The assay could detect templates of FHV-1 but not those of other feline and canine viruses. Viruses in boiled samples could be efficiently detected by the RPA-FLD-FHV. Thirty-one out of the 80 samples were positive by the RPA-FLD-FHV assay, whereas only 27 were positive by PCR. DNA sequencing confirmed that the four samples that were positive by RPA-FLD-FHV but negative by PCR were indeed positive. These results indicate that RPA-FLD-FHV is applicable for clinical use. The RPA-FLD-FHV assay is a simple, rapid, and reliable method for point-of-care diagnosis of FHV-1 infection.

SUBMITTER: Liu MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7086775 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development and application of a simple recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid point-of-care detection of feline herpesvirus type 1.

Liu Meng-Zhi MZ   Han Xiao-Hu XH   Yao Long-Quan LQ   Zhang Wen-Kui WK   Liu Bao-Shan BS   Chen Ze-Liang ZL  

Archives of virology 20181009 1


Feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) is a highly contagious pathogen of domestic cats and other members of the family Felidae. Point-of-care diagnosis of persistent infection in cats is essential for control of its spread. A recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay (RPA-LFD-FHV) combined with a lateral flow dipstrip (LFD) was developed that uses human body heat for incubation. Sensitivity was evaluated by testing a serial dilution of a control plasmid, and specificity was evaluated by testi  ...[more]

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