Dengue is an important mosquito-borne viral disease of humans. Rapid and easy diagnosis of dengue can assist patient triage and care-management. Serological detection of denguespecific IgM has been the main stay of diagnosis. The detection of dengue NS1 offers a faster presumptive diagnosis. (1) To compare the rapid immunochromatographic card and ELISA methods of NS1 antigen detection. (2) To detect dengue-specific IgM antibodies by MAC-ELISA. | Comparison of NS-1 antigen detection by ICT and ELISA for evaluating acute dengue
