Figure 1.
Sensitivity of the rapid immunochromatographic (IC) test kit to ECSA- and Asian-genotype chikungunya virus (CHIKV). A rapid IC kit using mouse anti-CHIKV E1 protein antibodies as tracers was tested against two different CHIKV genotypes: ECSA (CP10 strain) and Asian (ARUBA-15801125 and 15801567). The chart displays the measurement of intensity of the test line through the peak height of the immunochromatogram at three points of CHIKV titer: 1.00E + 06, 1.00E + 05, and 1.00E + 04 PFU/ml. Dark red bars represent CHIKV ECSA (CP10 strain); light red and white bars represent the ARUBA-15801125 and 15801567 strains of Asian genotype, respectively. Bar chart represents mean of intensity (milli-absorbance; mABS) and error bars indicate actual fluctuations of duplicate samples.