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Title: ZIKV-specific NS1 epitopes as serological markers of acute Zika virus infection
Author: Kam, Yiu-wing; Chong, Chia-yin; Freitas, Andre Ricardo Ribas; Milanez, Guilherme Paier; Proença-modena, Jose Luiz; Rénia, Laurent; Costa, Fabio T M; Ng, Lisa F P; Leite, Juliana Almeida; Amrun, Siti Naqiah; Lum, Fok-moon; Yee, Wearn-xin; Bakar, Farhana Abu; Eng, Kai Er; Lye, David C; Leo, Yee-sin
Year: 2019
Is part of: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v. 1, p. jiz092 -
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz092

Citation: Kam, Yiu-wing; Chong, Chia-yin; Freitas, Andre Ricardo Ribas; Milanez, Guilherme Paier; Proença-modena, Jose Luiz; Rénia, Laurent; Costa, Fabio T M; Ng, Lisa F P; Leite, Juliana Almeida; Amrun, Siti Naqiah; Lum, Fok-moon; Yee, Wearn-xin; Bakar, Farhana Abu; Eng, Kai Er; Lye, David C; Leo, Yee-sin; ZIKV-specific NS1 epitopes as serological markers of acute Zika virus infection. JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v.1, p. jiz092-, 2019

Abstract: Background. Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have reemerged as a global health issue due to serious clinical complications. Development of specific serological assays to detect and differentiate ZIKV from other cocirculating flaviviruses for accurate diagnosis remains a challenge.



Funding: This work is supported by the Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) core research grants to the Singapore Immunology Network and the Zika Virus Consortium Fund, led by BMRC A*Star (project number 15/1/82/27/001); Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore; Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (grant numbers 2016/00194-8 and 2013/25807-4 fellowship to J.A.L.); and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (research fellowships to G. P. M. and F. T. M. C.).
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