Will it be DF or DHF – answer from our antibody response to the NS1 toxin By Kumudini Hettiarachchi Far-reaching pioneering study by J’pura team headed by Prof. Neelika Malavige Source: Link Tropical countries including Sri Lanka have been battered and bruised by dengue for a long time in recent memory. The tiny mosquito with white-striped legs has gone into homes and schools, spreading death and disease through this viral disease. Scientist Deshni Jayathilaka with other team members in the background in the laboratory of the Centre for Dengue Research. Pic by Amila Gamage Dengue has turned into the plague of recent times coming in all its fury as the rains patter down, leaving parents in a stranglehold of fear. Dengue epidemics have flooded hospitals across the country with men, women and children over the years. Many discussions, meanwhile, have had as their focus the NS1 antigen test linked to the early detection of dengue. No one, though, had looked ...