TABLE 1.
Specificity of the WN virus Ag capture ELISA with other flaviviruses
| Virusb | Absorbance ratioa of viral Ags on capture MAb
|
|
|---|---|---|
| WN virus-specific MAb 3.91D | Flavivirus group-reactive MAb 4G2 | |
| WN | 81.3 | 69.4 |
| SLE | 13.1 | 71.5 |
| Yellow fever | 1.3 | 65.9 |
| Ilheus | 6.6 | 62.3 |
| Rio Bravo | 10.9 | 65.6 |
| Dengue 1 | 1.8 | 30.0 |
| Dengue 2 | 6.0 | 71.6 |
| Dengue 3 | 1.4 | 52.8 |
| Dengue 4 | 6.0 | 57.4 |
| VEEc | 1.0 | 0.95 |
a
Absorbance ratio, A450 of test sample/A450 of normal control sample.
b
Virus seed preparation in SMB or tissue culture fluid.
c
VEE, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus, an alphavirus control.