Evaluation of the human IgG antibody response to Aedes albopictus saliva as a new specific biomarker of exposure to vector bites.

• Main Authors: Souleymane Doucoure (Author), François Mouchet (Author), Sylvie Cornelie (Author), Jean Sébastien DeHecq (Author), Abdul Hamid Rutee (Author), Yelin Roca (Author), Annie Walter (Author), Jean Pierre Hervé (Author), Dorothée Misse (Author), François Favier (Author), Philippe Gasque (Author), Franck Remoue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The spread of Aedes albopictus, a vector for re-emergent arbovirus diseases like chikungunya and dengue, points up the need for better control strategies and new tools to evaluate transmission risk. Human antibody (Ab) responses to mosquito salivary proteins could represent a reliable bi...