Rapid detection of Dengue virus and Chikungunya virus by multiplexreal-time RT-PCR assay with an internal control
ZHENG Kui1,DING Guo-yun1,ZHOU Hui-qiong2,XIE Xue-mei2, LI Xiao-bo1,SHI Yong-xia1,SU Jin-kun1,HUANG Ji-cheng1
1.Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Technology Center, Guangzhou 510700,China; 2.Centre for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510300, China
Abstract:The purpose was to establish a multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of Dengue virus and Chikungunya virus in one tube, which could detect all Dengue virus or Chikungunya virus strains from different origins. Based on sequences of 3′-UTR of Dengue virus, E2-6K-E1 region of Chikungunya virus’s structural protein and RNAse P gene which stably expressed in all human organs, 3 pairs of primers and probes were designed and a multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay to detect Dengue virus and Chikungunya virus together with human gene as reference in one tube was established. Then the specificity and sensitivity were verified, and by using the serum samples collected from fever patients, an applied evaluation of the assay was performed. Results demonstrated that the multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay could detect 10 to 100 copies per reaction for Dengue viral and Chikungunya viral in vitro transcribed RNA. For detection of Dengue virus typeⅠand Chikungunya virus, the sensitivity could reach to minimum of 0.1 TCID50/mL and 1 TCID50/mL, respectively. A specificity of 100% could be observed, with this assay testing on 20 Dengue virus strains, 4 Chikungunya virus strains, 1 strain of Japanese encephalitis virus, 1 strain of West Nile virus, 1 strain of yellow fever virus, 1 strain of Getah virus, and 1 strain of Sindbis virus. Of 189 serum samples from patients with fever were tested by the assay, Dengue virus or Chikungunya virus nucleic acid positive samples could be accurately identified. Furthermore, all serum samples were efficiently amplified by reference primers and hybridized with probes. It’s suggested that this study established a multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay with high sensitivity, high specificity and using human gene as internal control for detecting Dengue virus and Chikungunya virus. This assay will become an effective tool for rapid differential diagnosis of early stage of Dengue fever or Chikungunya fever. It also could be used for high throughput and rapid screening of mosquito-carried Dengue virus or Chikungunya virus.
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ZHENG Kui,DING Guo-yun,ZHOU Hui-qiong,XIE Xue-mei, LI Xiao-bo,SHI Yong-xia,SU Jin-kun,HUANG Ji-cheng. Rapid detection of Dengue virus and Chikungunya virus by multiplexreal-time RT-PCR assay with an internal control. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, 2013, 29(3): 242-247.
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