Specific human antibody responses to Aedes aegypti and Aedes polynesiensis saliva: A new epidemiological tool to assess human exposure to disease vectors in the Pacific.

• Main Authors: Françoise Mathieu-Daudé (Author), Aurore Claverie (Author), Catherine Plichart (Author), Denis Boulanger (Author), Fingani A Mphande (Author), Hervé C Bossin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Aedes mosquitoes severely affect the health and wellbeing of human populations by transmitting infectious diseases. In French Polynesia, Aedes aegypti is the main vector of dengue, chikungunya and Zika, and Aedes polynesiensis the primary vector of Bancroftian filariasis and a secondary v...