Sarah Lapidus
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2024
Two Mosquito Salivary Antigens Demonstrate Promise as Biomarkers of Recent Exposure to Plasmodium falciparum–Infected Mosquito Bites
Lapidus S, Goheen M, Sy M, Deme A, Ndiaye I, Diedhiou Y, Mbaye A, Hagadorn K, Sene S, Pouye M, Thiam L, Ba A, Guerra N, Mbengue A, Raduwan H, Gagnon J, Vigan-Womas I, Parikh S, Ko A, Ndiaye D, Fikrig E, Chuang Y, Bei A. Two Mosquito Salivary Antigens Demonstrate Promise as Biomarkers of Recent Exposure to Plasmodium falciparum–Infected Mosquito Bites. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 231: e570-e581. PMID: 39475423, PMCID: PMC11911913, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate transmission areasMosquito salivary proteinsModerately endemic areaAntibody responseMosquito exposureTransmission seasonP. falciparum infectionMalaria transmission seasonMalaria transmission intensityExposure to infectious mosquitoesMosquito bitesEntomological inoculation rateEndemic areasHuman immune responseInfected mosquito bitesTransmission areasDecline 3 monthsNo antibody responseExposure to infected mosquitoesP. falciparumControl cohortExposure to mosquitoesBead-based assayImmune responseSalivary proteins