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A Novel Latex Agglutination Diagnostic Technique for Rapid Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibodies

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Pathology & Animal Diseases

Abstract

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic illness that poses a substantial public health risk in certain regions of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It affects both humans and ruminants. Timely and precise identification of viruses during outbreaks is essential for implementing successful management methods. This study focused on the development and assessment of a new diagnostic method that utilizes latex agglutination to detect antibodies against the whole Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus. The results have shown a high level of diagnostic accuracy, with a rate of 91.2%. The test demonstrates a sensitivity of 92.59% in identifying positive serum samples, as well as a flawless specificity rate of 100%. This approach, which is simple, fast, and inexpensive, has significant potential for screening animals for RVF on a wide scale. The discovery outlined in this study could have substantial ramifications for managing the dissemination of RVF and reducing its effects on the health of animals and humans.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.276666.1912

Keywords

Rift Valley fever, zoonotic disease, Virus detection, latex agglutination, Public health concern, Diagnostic technique

Authors

First Name

sally

Last Name

hafez

MiddleName

zaki

Affiliation

veterinary serum and vaccine research institute

Email

drsallyzaki2@gmail.com

City

nasr city

Orcid

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Volume

56

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

47682

Issue Date

2025-04-01

Receive Date

2024-03-13

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

769

Page End

778

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_355666.html

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355,666

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Original Article

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140

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Publication Link

https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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A Novel Latex Agglutination Diagnostic Technique for Rapid Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibodies

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Created At

23 Dec 2024