Development of a Novel Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Lateral Flow Test System for Improved Serodiagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Different Areas of Endemicity

Author:

Mahdavi Rouzbeh1,Shams-Eldin Hosam1,Witt Sandra1,Latz Andreas2,Heinz Daniela2,Fresco-Taboada Alba3,Aira Cristina3,Hübner Marc P.45,Sukyte Dalia1,Visekruna Alexander1,Teixeira Henrique C.6,Abass Elfadil7ORCID,Steinhoff Ulrich1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany

2. Novatec Immundiagnostica GmbH, part of Gold Standard Diagnostics Europe, Dietzenbach, Germany

3. Eurofins-Immunologia y Genética Aplicada S.A. (Eurofins Ingenasa S.A.), Madrid, Spain

4. Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

5. German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany

6. Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

7. Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Reliable and field suitable serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in East Africa has until now been a big challenge due to low sensitivity and cross-reactivity with other pathogens. To improve VL serodiagnosis, a new recombinant kinesin antigen from Leishmania infantum (rKLi8.3) was developed and tested with a panel of sera from Sudanese, Indian, and South American patients diagnosed with VL or other infectious diseases.

Funder

Hessian Excellence Cluster, Loewe Center, Druid

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

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