Dengue pre-vaccination screening test evaluation for the use of dengue vaccine in an endemic area.

Umaporn LimothaiSasipha TachaboonJanejira DinhuzenTaweewun HunsawongPrapapun Ong-AjchaowlerdButsaya ThaisomboonsukStefan FernandezSupachoke TrongkamolchaiMananya WanpaisitkulChatchai ChulapornsiriAnongrat TiawilaiThawat TiawilaiTerapong TantawichienUsa ThisyakornNattachai Srisawat

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Almost 80% of adolescents and youth in Ratchaburi province had already been exposed to one or more of the dengue virus serotypes. The dengue IgG RDT displayed low sensitivity and is likely not be suitable for dengue pre-vaccination screening. These results support the use of IgG ELISA test for dengue vaccination in endemic areas.

Keyphrases

dengue virus
zika virus
aedes aegypti
young adults
physical activity
mental health
south africa
clinical evaluation