Comparative specificity and sensitivity of NS1-based serological assays for the detection of flavivirus immune response.

• Main Authors: Erick Mora-Cárdenas (Author), Chiara Aloise (Author), Valentina Faoro (Author), Nataša Knap Gašper (Author), Miša Korva (Author), Ilaria Caracciolo (Author), Pierlanfranco D'Agaro (Author), Tatjana Avšič-Županc (Author), Alessandro Marcello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Flaviviruses are relevant animal and human pathogens of increasing importance worldwide. The similarities of the initial clinical symptoms and the serological cross-reactivity of viral structural antigens make a laboratory diagnosis of flavivirus infection problematic. The main aim of the present st...