Doucouré Souleymane auteur aut IRD Mouchet François auteur aut IRD Cournil Amandine auteur aut IRD Le Goff Gilbert auteur aut IRD Cornélie Sylvie auteur aut IRD Roca Y. auteur aut IRD Giraldez M. G. auteur aut IRD Simon Z. B. auteur aut IRD Loayza R. auteur aut IRD Missé Dorothée auteur aut IRD Flores J. V. auteur aut IRD Walter Annie auteur aut IRD Rogier C. auteur aut IRD Hervé Jean-Pierre auteur aut IRD Remoué Franck auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Aedes mosquitoes are important vectors of re-emerging diseases in developing countries, and increasing exposure to Aedes in the developed world is currently a source of concern. Given the limitations of current entomologic methods, there is a need for a new effective way for evaluating Aedes exposure. Our objective was to evaluate specific antibody responses to Aedes aegypti saliva as a biomarker for vector exposure in a dengue-endemic urban area. IgG responses to saliva were strong in young children and steadily waned with age. Specific IgG levels were significantly higher in persons living in sites with higher Ae. aegypti density, as measured by using entomologic parameters. Logistic regression showed a significant correlation between IgG to saliva and exposure level, independently of either age or sex. These results suggest that antibody responses to saliva could be used to monitor human exposure to Aedes bites. specialized BOLIVIE 052 87 3 504-510 2012 0002-9637 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057222 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0477 0002-9637 [F B010057222] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057222 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers20-08/010057222.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2012-11-09 2021-10-01 fdi:010057222 fre