Development of antibody detection assays for arenavirus serosurveillance studies
German, Jillian
German, Jillian
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Arenaviruses are zoonotic pathogens that pose risks to human health, but detecting actively infected rodent reservoirs in the wild is difficult. Our objective was to develop an inexpensive and high-throughput assay to detect antibodies against lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) in experimentally infected mice. We developed a strip blot test to determine qualitative seropositivity and a cytoblot assay to quantify antibody titers. We report here the IgG antibody levels across three cohorts of mice, and further studies will quantify IgM-specific antibodies throughout infection. Together, this informs our field studies where we will establish infection status for wild-caught rodents.
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2025-06-02
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Undergraduate
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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