Dengue NS1 Antigen

Dengue is a systemic febrile illness lasting 3 to 7 days and characterized by viremia, fever, rash, headache, muscle and joint ache. Occasionally, dengue manifests as dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), a potentially life-threatening illness associated with capillary leakage, hemorrhagic manifestations and, in severe cases, hypovolemic shock. An estimated 400 million people are infected each year around the world with severity ranging dengue fever to DHF.

The rapidly emerging pandemic disease cause a major health problem in the tropics with possibilities of extension to other geographic areas, across the world. Four viruses (DENV-1 to DENV-4), classified as flaviviruses and mainly transmitted to humans by the Aedes egypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae.albopictus mosquitos, constitute the etiological agents of the disease.

Q-Line Rapid Dengue NS1 Antigen kit is intended for the qualitative detection of a non structural protein  antigen NS1 of dengue virus, which was released into the blood during the infection. NS1 test is very sensitive and is detectable in the plasma or serum during the acute phase of dengue virus infections (0-7 days).