External quality assurance of serological diagnosis of dengue, chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis virus infection

ABSTRACT: Highlights • External quality assurance of serological diagnosis of dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was undertaken at 124 virus research and diagnostic laboratories (VRDLs) over 2 years.• The average concordance of 124 VRDLs for both 2018–19 and 2019–20 was 98%.• In 2018–19, 78.33% of VRDLs reported 100% concordance for DENV, CHIKV and JEV IgM panels.• In 2019–20, 79.68% of VRDLs showed 100% concordance for DENV, CHIKV and JEV IgM panels.• This study clearly indicates good proficiency in serodiagnosis of DENV, CHIKV and JEV infections in VRDLs.

Introduction

Dengue, chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis are the most common arthropod-borne viral diseases in India. Due to overlapping clinical symptoms, accurate, high-quality and ti

SUBMITTER: Deshpande G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature