Jeffrey L Cruz, Alyssa M Garcia, Nobuo Saito, Maria Glofezita O Lagayan, Rainelda C Dela Peña, Michael S Usana, Steciousneil P Agustin, Judith Z Tattao, Christine V Mamauag, Ofelia P Ducayag, Heather Laxe F Nabus, Princess Diana D L Flores, Ralph Joselle A Fabon, Rogelio P Peñaflor, Dave Christopher G Viñas, Carla A Limsan, Rona P Bernales, Maria Erlinda T Llames, Lerisa E Balopeños, Ramir G Morales, Ana Marie Cristina V Migriño, Orfel June S Calunsag, Josephine J Datoy, Ken Y Palma, Maria Corazon B Sepulveda, Ma Noreen J Eng, Jobienaur S Moscoso, Sheena Mae F Julabar, Jaira D Mauhay, Mark Joseph M Espino, Christine Joyce M Javier, Kazunori Kimitsuki, Akira Nishizono
Expansion of the use of lateral flow devices (LFD) for animal rabies diagnosis can help mitigate the widespread underreporting of rabies. However, this has been hindered by the limited number and small sample size of previous studies. To overcome this limitation, we conducted a multicenter study with a larger sample size to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the ADTEC LFD for postmortem rabies diagnosis in animals. Thirteen governmental animal diagnostic laboratories in the Philippines were involved in this study, and 791 animals suspected of having rabies were tested using both the direct fluorescence antibody test (DFAT) and ADTEC LFD between August 2021 and October 2022...
November 22, 2023: Journal of Clinical Microbiology