Evaluation of an Automatic Insulated Isothermal PCR System for Rapid and Reliable Field-Deployable Detection of African Swine Fever Virus
Abstract In the present study, we evaluate an automatic sample-to-answer insulated isothermal PCR system for rapid and reliable field-deployable detection of African swine fever virus in comparison to that of OIE recommended real-time PCR counterparts with samples collected in Vietnam. For analytical sensitivity, the system could detect ASFV up to a dilution of 106 whereas the real time PCR systems could detect up to a dilution of 105 to 106. For specificity test, the system showed high specificity to ASFV in compare to different other types of swine pathogens: PRRSV, FMDV, PCV2, CSFV. The diagnostic performance comparison on 6 different types of samples showed 97.3% to 100% agreement with reference real-time PCR. The results of this study indicated that POCKIT Central-based insulated isothermal PCR system is a rapid, reliable and sample-flexible method for effective detection of ASFV.