Detection of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika RNA in blood donors from Southeast Asia.

Jean StanleyViroje ChongkolwatanaPham Tuan DuongPimpun KitpokaSusan L StramerNguyen Thi Thanh DungKacie E GrimmAnyarin PojanasingchodPanitita SuksomboonvongSusan A Galel

Published in: Transfusion (2020)

Detection of CHIKV, DENV, and ZIKV RNA in donor samples in Vietnam and Thailand indicate the presence of the virus in asymptomatic blood donors. The cobas 6800/8800 systems (Roche Molecular Systems, Pleasanton, CA) enable screening blood donations in endemic areas for these viruses together or separately.

Keyphrases

zika virus
dengue virus
aedes aegypti
loop mediated isothermal amplification
label free
real time pcr
nucleic acid
single molecule
sensitive detection
quantum dots