Serum samples

Number

Number(%) positive for CHIKV RNA using

Heat block

Water bath

Conventional thermal cycler

Real-time thermal cycler

CHIKV IgM +ve

70

70 (100%)

70 (100%)

70 (100%)

70 (100%)

CHIKV IgM −ve and IgG +ve

20

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

CHIKV IgM −ve and IgG −ve

20

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

Healthy control

10

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

00 (00%)

00 (00%)