OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, USE, METHOD OF DETECTION AND KIT FOR DIAGNOSING THE PRESENCE OF THE E1 GENE OF THE CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS

摘要

The present invention concerns oligonucleotides intended to enable the amplification and the detection of a target sequence located in the El gene of the Chikungunya virus. These oligonucleotides are between 10 and 50 nucleotides in length and comprise at least one fragment of 10 consecutive nucleotides derived from the following sequences: SEQ ID No. 1: 5'-CTCTTACCGGGTTTGTTGC-3' or SEQ ID No. 2: 5'-GCCTGGACACCTTTCGAC-3', or the sequence complementary thereto. The invention also concerns the oligonucleotide which enables detection of the amplicons, the use of these oligonucleotides, a method of detection and a kit for diagnosing the presence of the E1 gene of the Chikungunya virus. The invention has a preferred use in the diagnostics field.