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Emerging diseases

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Disease information

The term emerging disease refers to infections or diseases that are new to a geographical location or are already known but occur in excess of their expected frequencies. We often discuss tropical diseases in this context. These typically occur in the tropical regions but can also occur elsewhere say due to transmission by returning travelers. Under the umbrella of emerging diseases, we talk about:

  • Mosquito-borne disease like Zika virus, dengue and Chikungunya which generally cause febrile disease with flu-like symptoms. However in severe cases, complications such as encephalitis and hemorrhage can also develop.
  • Parasitic infections such as those caused by Echinococcus, Trypanosoma, Plasmodium, Strongyloides etc. These cause highly variable symptoms and sometimes develop after months or years as is seen with echinococcosis.

Diagnostic Guidelines

The diagnosis of tropical infections/emerging diseases is a real challenge. We have observed that over the past few years, many new viruses and pathogens have spread worldwide and have introduced unfamiliar diseases in previously unaffected regions. Hence, its difficult to come up with commercial diagnostic test systems for these infections. However, one method the efficacy of which cannot be questioned remains screening people returning from endemic areas for specific antibodies as well as for screening large population groups.

Emerging diseases products

The individual product regulatory statements may vary, please refer to the instructions for use for more information.

wdt_ID Method Parameter Substrate Species/ Antigen
708 IFA MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV
negative control
709 IFA SARS coronavirus infected and non-
infected cells
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
EU 14
710 IFA MERS coronavirus infected and non-
infected cells
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
EU 14
711 ELISA MERS coronavirus antigen-coated
microplate wells
recombinant S1 antigen
of MERS coronavirus
(MERS-CoV S1)
712 ELISA SARS-CoV-2 antigen-coated
microplate wells
recombinant S1 antigen
of SARS-CoV-2
713 PCR EURORealTime SARS-CoV-2
714 ELISA SARS-CoV-2 NCP
715 IFA antibodies against TBE virus (TBEV)
IgG positive control
716 IFA antibodies against TBE virus (TBEV)
IgM positive control
717 IFA TBE virus (TBEV) infected and non-
infected cells
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
EU 14
718 IFA TBE virus (TBEV)
negative control
719 ELISA TBE virus antigen-coated
microplate wells
TBE viral proteins
(strain "K23")
720 ELISA TBE virus
incl. IgG/RF absorbent
antigen-coated
microplate wells
TBE viral proteins
(strain "K23")
721 IFA antibodies against Flaviviruses
IgG positive control
722 IFA Flavivirus Mosaic 1
TBE virus (TBEV)
West Nile virus (WNV)
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
Yellow fever virus (YFV)
4 BIOCHIPs per field:
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
723 IFA Flaviviruses
negative control
724 ELISA TBE virus
avidity determination
antigen-coated
microplate wells
TBE viral proteins
(strain "K23")
725 IFA Flavivirus Profile 2
upper row:
TBE virus (TBEV)
West Nile virus (WNV)
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
Yellow fever virus (YFV)
bottom row:
Dengue virus
types 1 - 4 (DENV)
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
726 IFA Flavivirus Mosaic 3
TBE virus (TBEV)
West Nile virus (WNV)
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
Yellow fever virus (YFV)
Dengue virus types 1 - 4 (DENV)
9 BIOCHIPs per field:
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
infected cells
non-infected cells
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
EU 14
727 ELISA CSQ pair of controls
anti-TBE virus Vienna (IgG)
728 ELISA TBE virus
Vienna
antigen-coated
microplate wells
TBE viral proteins
(strain "K23")
729 ELISA CSQ pair of controls
anti-TBE virus (IgG)
730 ELISA CSQ pair of controls
anti-TBE virus (IgM)
731 ELISA TBE virus
antibody determination in CSF
antigen-coated
microplate wells
TBE viral proteins
(strain "K23")
732 IFA antibodies against West Nile virus (WNV)
IgG positive control
Method Parameter Substrate Species/ Antigen
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