China has donated 19,000 dengue combo testing kits to support Bangladesh in its ongoing fight against the mosquito-borne disease.

MANILA, Philippines — Up to 110,221 dengue cases with 437 fatalities have been reported in the country since the start of the year, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

IPT was performed in 82.35% of cases. Twenty-eight (28) patients presented with very early infection, six (06) with primary dengue and seven (07) with secondary dengue. The proportion of group A ...

The multiplexed EDIII serology assay can accurately identify the history of previous infection with either DENV or ZIKV. This high-throughput and sample-sparing assay is a promising new tool for ...

The number of dengue cases this year touched 27,490 as of Tuesday, the highest ever in Karnataka. As many as 12 dengue deaths were recorded this year of which three are from BBMP limits.

The NS1 (non-structural protein 1) antigen test plays a pivotal role in early dengue detection. NS1 is a glycoprotein produced by the dengue virus in the early stages of infection.

NS1 Antigen can be detected in both primary and secondary dengue infections. However, NS1 is challenging to detect once anti-NS1 antibodies appear.

The following is a summary of “Dengue NS1 Antibodies Are Associated With Clearance of Viral Nonstructural Protein-1,” published in the June 2024 issue of Infectious Disease by Papa et al. Dengue ...

Summary: Chew et al describe interaction of the flavivirus protein NS1 with HDL using primarily cryoEM and mass spec. The NS1 was secreted from dengue virus infected Vero cells, and the HDL were ...

Current point-of-care rapid tests detect the viral protein NS1 in the blood of dengue patients. However, this protein is less detectable in those with secondary infections (Chaterji et al., 2011): ...