# Integrated point-of-care diagnostic and data reporting platform for emerging arboviruses

> **NIH NIH R44** · E25BIO · 2020 · $799,930

## Abstract

Summary
 Over 2 billion people live in areas that are affected by the transmission of arthropod-borne viruses
(arboviruses) such as the flaviviruses dengue (DENV) and Zika (ZIKV), and the alphavirus chikungunya (CHIKV).
These arboviruses are pathogenic and cause millions of infections annually. While the surveillance is critical to
understanding infection rates, controlling outbreaks, and informing patient therapeutic efforts, there is no FDA-
approved method to simultaneously detect multiple arboviral antigens at the point-of-care and analyze,
document, and report data in real-time. In Phase I, we developed non-multiplexed tests for pan-DENV
nonstructural protein 1 (NS1), ZIKV NS1, and CHIKV envelope (E) (SimPlex) and a 3-in-1, multiplexed test for
all three viral antigens (3Plex). These tests were evaluated in the laboratory and using archived, de-identified
patient samples. Additionally, we developed a mobile smartphone application to image capture test results, geo-
locate where the image was captured, and upload the data to a central server for epidemiological mapping. In
Phase II, we propose to finalize development of the SimPlex and 3Plex tests and enhance our digital platform
for real-time metadata reporting to support therapeutic intervention and outbreak management. Our proposed
SimPlex and 3Plex tests are low-cost, point-of-care tests that can be done in the field without moving parts, or
the necessity of trained personnel, expensive equipment, or a centralized laboratory. In Aim 1, we will scale up
production of lead monoclonal antibodies specific for DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV antigens. In Aim 2, we will
optimize SimPlex and 3Plex tests for whole blood detection of DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV antigens. In Aim 3, we
will produce multiple lots of SimPlex and 3Plex tests under GMP for pre-clinical evaluation using prospectively
collected samples in Colombia and Brazil. In Aim 4, we will develop and informatic healthcare databased for fast
integration of SimPlex and 3Plex test result data with electronic health record repositories; the digital platform
will be evaluated in Colombia and Brazil. This project is innovative because it is the first platform that allows
point-of-care arboviral antigen-based detection and real-time data analytics for infection geotagging and
outbreak management. Upon successful completion of this Phase II project, we will have developed a first-of-
its-kind platform, which provides an all-in-one solution to arboviral detection and data reporting, that will be ready
for regulatory validation.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10080060
- **Project number:** 2R44AI147744-02
- **Recipient organization:** E25BIO
- **Principal Investigator:** Bobby Brooke Herrera
- **Activity code:** R44 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $799,930
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2019-08-10 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10080060

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10080060, Integrated point-of-care diagnostic and data reporting platform for emerging arboviruses (2R44AI147744-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10080060. Licensed CC0.

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