A new study from Euroimmun, published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, demonstrates how customised testing for different dengue serological markers can improve diagnostic accuracy across different stages of infection. Diagnostic challenges Accurate diagnosis of dengue virus (DENV) infection is challenging due to its non-specific early symptoms and potential for rapid clinical deterioration. While RT-PCR is […]
A study on Oropouche virus (OROV) has shed light on recent and historical outbreaks of this neglected virus in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study was performed in collaboration with Euroimmun and Euroimmun Brazil and was published in Nature Medicine. Background to Oropouche virus OROV is an arbovirus that causes the febrile illness Oropouche
Identifying autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) in patients with psychiatric symptoms is challenging, especially since many associated autoantibodies are rare and not routinely tested. A recent case study of steroid-responsive psychosis linked to anti-septin-7 antibodies — characterised in collaboration with Euroimmun and published in Translational Psychiatry — highlights the need to consider autoimmune causes in primary mental
A case of anti-IgLON5 disease presenting with unusual clinical features has expanded current understanding of this rare autoimmune disorder. The case was investigated in a collaborative study between Euroimmun and clinics in Lübeck and Hamburg (Germany) and published in the Journal of Neurology. What is anti-IgLON5 disease? Anti-IgLON5 disease is a rare and poorly understood
A new case of Homer-3 autoimmunity has been described, expanding the still limited body of knowledge about this rare autoimmune cerebellar disorder. The case was reported in the Journal of Neuroimmunology. What’s known so far To date, only 15 cases of Homer-3 autoantibody-associated disease have been described in the literature. The clinical phenotype in these
