Feline Herpes Virus (FHV) Antigen Test Card (Colloidal Gold Chromatography)

Intended Use

Feline Herpesvirus, also known as viral nasal bronchitis, mainly affects the upper respiratory tract, conjunctiva, and oral cavity of cats. After the cat is infected with the virus, it will have symptoms such as runny nose, cough, conjunctival redness and swelling, and increased eye secretions, which are more harmful to cats.
This reagent is used for the qualitative detection of feline herpes virus in the nasal secretions of cat eyes.

Specification

1 Test/Kit

Components

Disposable Swab, Buffer, Test Card, IFU

Test Principle

This kit uses a specific antigen-antibody response and colloidal gold immunochromatography to detect feline herpesvirus (FHV) antigens in cat's eye nasal secretion samples.
After the sample is added to the dosing hole, it moves along the chromatography membrane with the colloidal gold marker, and if the feline herpes virus is present in the sample, it binds to the colloidal gold marker and the antibody on the detection line to show purple red, and if the feline herpes virus is not present in the sample, the detection line is produced without purple-red bands. Regardless of whether the feline herpes virus is present in the sample, a purple-red band appears on the control line.

Test Method

1. Open and remove the disposable cotton swab from the package, and scrape the cat's eye nasal secretion sample with the cotton swab head.
2. Tear open the seal of the lysis liquid aluminum foil, completely immerse the sampled cotton swab head in the lysate, rotate 5 times along the tube wall, squeeze the cotton swab head from the outside of the test tube, so that the sample is fully dissolved in the lysate.
3. Tear open the aluminum foil packaging bag of the test card, remove the test card, and place it on a flat and clean table.
4. Drop the diluted sample vertically into the corresponding dosing well and wait for the test result.
5. After 5-15 minutes at room temperature, the results are judged, and the results exceeding 20 minutes are invalid.
Note: The above judgment time is performed at room temperature at 15-30 °C. If the room temperature is lower than 15 °C, the judgment time should be appropriately extended.