Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3

Duck adenovirus type-3 (DAdV-3) infections have severe effects on duck health, and rapid detection methods are crucial to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this pathogen in clinical practice. In this study, we established, optimized, and validated a novel recombinase polymerase ampl...

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Main Authors: Jiayu Sun, Kewei Liu, Chao Liu, Zhenyu Wang, Jiaxi Gao, Ruya Zhao, Long Yuan, Yan Shen, Jinchun Li, Fangfang Chen
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1638182/full
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Kewei Liu
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Ruya Zhao
Long Yuan
Yan Shen
Jinchun Li
Fangfang Chen
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description Duck adenovirus type-3 (DAdV-3) infections have severe effects on duck health, and rapid detection methods are crucial to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this pathogen in clinical practice. In this study, we established, optimized, and validated a novel recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)-lateral flow dipstick (LFD) assay for the detection of DAdV-3. Next, we established a clinical infection model based on the pathogenicity of the DAdV-3 strain and tested the effectiveness of the RPA-LFD assay in controlling an outbreak of DAdV-3 infection. The findings indicated that the RPA-LFD assay could be performed within 30 min at 42°C. Specificity tests indicated no cross-reactivity with other viruses. The detection limit of the assay was 1 × 101 copies/μL. We evaluated 65 clinical samples using RPA-LFD and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and both methods showed a positivity rate of 33.8% and a coincidence rate of 100%. The kappa (κ) value of the RPA-LFD and qPCR assays was 1 (p < 0.001). The application of this assay in experimentally infected ducklings reduced the mortality rate from 20 to 8%. Thus, the RPA-LFD assay established in this study demonstrated high specificity, sensitivity, rapidity, and efficacy, indicating its potential for rapid detection of DAdV-3 in clinical settings.
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spelling doaj-art-414ec7959ce246f2a3ade4edbc4317002025-08-20T04:00:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2025-08-011610.3389/fmicb.2025.16381821638182Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3Jiayu Sun0Kewei Liu1Chao Liu2Zhenyu Wang3Jiaxi Gao4Ruya Zhao5Long Yuan6Yan Shen7Jinchun Li8Fangfang Chen9Zoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaAnhui Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaZoonoses Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaDuck adenovirus type-3 (DAdV-3) infections have severe effects on duck health, and rapid detection methods are crucial to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this pathogen in clinical practice. In this study, we established, optimized, and validated a novel recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)-lateral flow dipstick (LFD) assay for the detection of DAdV-3. Next, we established a clinical infection model based on the pathogenicity of the DAdV-3 strain and tested the effectiveness of the RPA-LFD assay in controlling an outbreak of DAdV-3 infection. The findings indicated that the RPA-LFD assay could be performed within 30 min at 42°C. Specificity tests indicated no cross-reactivity with other viruses. The detection limit of the assay was 1 × 101 copies/μL. We evaluated 65 clinical samples using RPA-LFD and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and both methods showed a positivity rate of 33.8% and a coincidence rate of 100%. The kappa (κ) value of the RPA-LFD and qPCR assays was 1 (p < 0.001). The application of this assay in experimentally infected ducklings reduced the mortality rate from 20 to 8%. Thus, the RPA-LFD assay established in this study demonstrated high specificity, sensitivity, rapidity, and efficacy, indicating its potential for rapid detection of DAdV-3 in clinical settings.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1638182/fullDAdV-3RPA-LFDdetectionclinical diagnosisspecificity
spellingShingle Jiayu Sun
Kewei Liu
Chao Liu
Zhenyu Wang
Jiaxi Gao
Ruya Zhao
Long Yuan
Yan Shen
Jinchun Li
Fangfang Chen
Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3
Frontiers in Microbiology
DAdV-3
RPA-LFD
detection
clinical diagnosis
specificity
title Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3
title_full Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3
title_fullStr Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3
title_full_unstemmed Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3
title_short Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3
title_sort development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type 3
topic DAdV-3
RPA-LFD
detection
clinical diagnosis
specificity
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1638182/full
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