Aedes aegypti anti-salivary gland antibody concentration and dengue virus exposure history in healthy individuals living in an endemic area in Colombia

• Published in: Biomédica Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 572 - 581
• Main Authors: Londoño-Rentería, Berlín, Cárdenas, Jenny C, Giovanni, Jennifer E, Cárdenas, Lucio, Villamizar, Paloma, Rolón, Jennifer, Chisenhall, Daniel M, Christofferson, Rebecca C, Carvajal, Daisy J, Pérez, Omar G, Wesson, Dawn M, Mores, Christopher N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colombia Instituto Nacional de Salud 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aedes - growth & development; Aedes - immunology; Aedes - virology; Aged; Animals; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Antibodies, Viral - immunology; Child; Child, Preschool; Colombia - epidemiology; Dengue - epidemiology; Dengue - transmission; Dengue Virus - classification; Dengue Virus - immunology; Endemic Diseases; Environmental Exposure; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Housing; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Immunoglobulin G - immunology; Insect Proteins - immunology; Insect Vectors - immunology; Insect Vectors - virology; Larva; Male; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Salivary Proteins and Peptides - immunology; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Water Supply; Young Adult; disease vectors; virus del dengue; Aedes aegypti; dengue; vectores de enfermedades; dengue virus

Mosquito salivary proteins are able to induce an antibody response that reflects the level of human-vector contact. IgG antibodies against dengue virus (DENV-IgG) are indicators of previous exposure. The risk of DENV transmission is not only associated to mosquito or dengue factors, but also to soci...