Abstract
Mosquitoes serve as vectors for many arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) that are responsible for millions of human infections and thousands of deaths each year. Among these arboviruses, O'nyong-nyong virus (ONNV) is an African alphavirus mainly transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. ONNV can be detected through serological or molecular tests, the first showing cross-reactivity to co-circulating alphaviruses and requiring technically demanding confirmation, while the latter, usually based on real-time PCR, are costly and demand specific equipment. Isothermal amplification approaches, such as Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP), should therefore provide a cost-effective, sensitive, and specific alternative for virus detection, suitable for the resource-limited regions where ONNV circulates up to the present time. Here, we describe the development and optimization of a rapid and highly sensitive (10 pfu/reaction) RT-LAMP assay for ONNV detection. Additionally, we demonstrate that it is possible to bypass the RNA extraction step, reducing sample handling time and costs. The final RT-LAMPONNV is a promising field detection tool for ONNV, enabling a better understanding of its impact and serving as a point-of-care diagnostic method.
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