Chicken eggs as a surveillance tool for malaria and leishmaniasis vector presence
| Autor: | Rarissa de Oliveira e Silva, Maria Edilene Martins de Almeida, Eric Fabrício Marialva, Antônio Alcirley da Silva Balieiro, Diogo Pereira de Castro, Cláudia Maria Rios-Velasquez, Luis André Morais Mariúba, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 52, Iss 0 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0415-2018 |
| Popis: | Abstract INTRODUCTION: Malaria and leishmaniases are transmitted by vectors during blood-feeding. Vector-infected animals develop antibodies against the vector’s saliva. This study evaluated IgY antibody detection in the chicken eggs exposed to bites from Migonemyia migonei, Lutzomyia longipalpis and Anopheles aquasalis. METHODS: We used ELISA to quantify the antibody levels in the sera and exposed chicken eggs. RESULTS: High IgY levels were observed following immunization; furthermore, higher reactivity was observed in the eggs and species-specific immune response was observed post final immunization. CONCLUSIONS: Chicken eggs can be used as sentinels to surveil vector saliva antibodies. |
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