Comparative Studies on Detection of Antibodies against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus with Test Strips and Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Method

[Objective] This study aimed to compare the detection results of antibodies against infectious bursal disease virus with test strips and agar gel immunodiffusion method. [Method] Antibodies against infectious bursal disease virus in chicken serum were detected using test strips developed in our laboratory, and the results were comparad^with that using traditional agar diffusion method. [Result] The comparative study of the two methods showed that the sensitivity of test strips was eight times over agar gel immunodiffusion; test strips showed higher detection rate in the deter- mination test of 216 clinical samples, with high specificity, easy preservation, and simple and rapid operation, thereby being more suitable for the monitoring of clinical antibodies. [Conclusion] Test strips could replace the existing serological methods, having great promotion and application value in antibody monitoring.

A Brazilian experience of the self transglutaminase-based test for celiac disease case finding and diet monitoring

AIM： To evaluate the effectiveness of a rapid and easy fingertip whole blood point-of-care test for celiac disease （CD） case finding and diet monitoring. METHODS： Three hundred individuals, 206 females （68.7%） and 94 males （31.3%）, were submitted to a rapid and easy immunoglobulin-A-dass fingertip whole blood point-of-care test in the doctor＇s office in order to make immediate clinical decisions： 13 healthy controls, 6 with CD suspicion, 46 treated celiacs, 84 relatives of the celiac patients, 69 patients with dyspepsia, 64 with irritable bowel syndrome （IBS）, 8 with Crohn＇s disease and 9 with other causes of diarrhea. RESULTS： Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with duodenal biopsies was performed in patients with CD suspicion and in individuals with positive test outcome： in 83.3% （5/6） of the patients with CD suspicion, in 100% of the patients that admitted gluten-free diet transgressions （6/6）, in 3.8% of first-degree relatives （3/79） and in 2.9% of patients with dyspepsia （2/69）. In all these individuals duodenal biopsies confirmed CD （Marsh＇s histological classification）. The studied test showed good correlation with serologic antibodies, endoscopic and histological findings.CONCLUSION： The point-of-care test was as reliable as conventional serological tests in detecting CD cases and in CD diet monitoring.

Simultaneous Detection of Three Arboviruses Using a Triplex RT-PCR Enzyme Hybridization Assay

Arboviruses represent a serious problem to public health and agriculture worldwide. Fast, accurate identification of the viral agents of arbovirus-associated disease is essential for epidemiological surveillance and laboratory investigation. We developed a cost-effective, rapid, and highly sensitive one-step "triplex RT-PCR enzyme hybridization" assay for simultaneous detections of Japanese Encephallitis virus (JEV, Flaviviridae), Getah virus (GETV, Togaviridae), and Tahyna virus (TAHV, Bunyaviridae) using three pairs of primers to amplify three target sequences in one RT-PCR reaction. The analytical sensitivity of this assay was 1 PFU/mL for JEV, 10 PFU/mL for GETV, and 10 PFU/mL for TAHV. This assay is significantly more rapid and less expensive than the traditional serological detection and single RT-PCR reaction methods. When "triplex RT-PCR enzyme hybridization" was applied to 29 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples that were JEV-positive by normal RT-PCR assay, all samples were strongly positive for JEV, but negative for GETV and TAHV, demonstrating a good sensitivity, specificity, and performance at CSF specimen detection.

Microscopic Inspection on Developmental Process of Myeloma Cells

The developmental process of Myeloma cells under a digital optical microscope has been inspected and monitored by using time-lapsed recording technique. Myeloma cells were cultured in medium contained 20% and 50% of Fetal Bovine Serum （FBS）, respectively. Inspection and monitoring for 6 hours showed the effect of the FBS to mobility, proliferation rate, and development of cell cycle phases of Myeloma cells. Using time-lapsed data, the speed of cells was 3.5-6.0 pm/s when using FBS 20% and increased to 5.0-8.0 p.m/s when using FBS 50%. The rate of cells decreases from 2 cells/hr when using FBS 20% to 1/6 cells/br when using FBS 50%. The cells division process is signified by the change in gray level and it took every 50-70 minutes.

如东县小反刍兽疫免疫监测报告

为掌握如东县小反刍兽疫免疫状况及其流行特点,科学评估防控效果,笔者对2017-2019年全县小反刍兽疫血清学和病原学监测数据进行统计分析,共采集397个养殖场(户)1808份血清学样品,305份羊棉拭子病原学样品。应用竞争ELISA、荧光定量PCR检测方法分别进行免疫抗体和病毒核酸检测。数据显示,小反刍兽疫免疫抗体分别为93.27%、93.56%和94.11%。所有规模场(户)免疫抗体效果均符合农业部标准;病原学样品未检测出阳性样品。结果表明如东县小反当兽疫整体防控效果好,免疫质量高。