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Chikungunya IgM Antibody Rapid Detection Kit

The Chikungunya IgM Rapid Test Cassette is a lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative test which utilizes recombinant antigens derived from its structure protein and detects IgM anti-CHIK in human whole blood, serum or plasma within 15 minutes. The test can be performed by untrained or minimally skilled personnel, without cumbersome laboratory equipment.

 

The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an enveloped, positive strand, RNA virus belonging to family Togaviridae with genus Alphavirus, first identified in 1953. CHIK fever is transmitted to humans by the bite of a variety of mosquitoes. CHIKV has caused outbreaks in Africa and Asia. Symptoms of sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, joint pain with or without swelling, low back pain, and rash are very similar to those of dengue.

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International Distribution Only - Not Available in the US

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Features

  • Two band results for simple interpretation

  • Detects IgM anti-CHIK

  • Room temperature storage or refrigerated (2-30⁰C)

  • Easy to read results

Specifications

  • Sensitivity: 96.9%

  • Specificity: 98.6%

  • Specimen: Whole Blood, Serum, Plasma

  • Time to Results: 15 minutes

  • Shelf Life: 24 months from the date of manufacture

Ordering Information

ITEM CODE
DESCRIPTION
FORMAT
SPECIMEN
UOM
GCCHK(IgM)-302a
Chikungunya IgM Rapid Test
Cassette
Serum/Plasma
25 Tests/Kit
GCCHK(IgM)-402a
Chikungunya IgM Rapid Test
Cassette
Whole Blood/ Serum/Plasma
25 Tests/Kit

Sources:

1.Shah KV, Gibbs CJ Jr, Banerjee G. Virological investigation of the epidemic of haemorrhagic fever in Calcutta: isolation of three strains of Chikungunya virus. Indian J Med Res 1964; 52 :676-83.

2. Powers AM, Brault AC, Tesh RB, Weaver SC. Re-emergence of Chikungunya and O'nyong-nyong viruses: evidence for distinct geographical lineages and distant evolutionary relationships. J Gen Virol 2000;81:471-9

3. Myers RM and Carey DE. Concurrent isolation from patient of two arboviruses,Chikungunya and dengue type 2. Science 1967;157:1307-8.

4. Thein S, La Linn M, Aaskov J, Aung MM, Aye M, Zaw A, Myint A.Development of a simple indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of immunoglobulin M antibody in serum from patients Following an outbreak of chikungunya virus infection in Yangon, Myanmar. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1992 86:438-42

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