%0 Generic %A Silva, Rarissa de Oliveira e %A Almeida, Maria Edilene Martins de %A Marialva, Eric Fabrício %A Balieiro, Antônio Alcirley da Silva %A Castro, Diogo Pereira de %A Rios-Velasquez, Cláudia Maria %A Mariúba, Luis André Morais %A Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa %D 2019 %T Chicken eggs as a surveillance tool for malaria and leishmaniasis vector presence %U https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chicken_eggs_as_a_surveillance_tool_for_malaria_and_leishmaniasis_vector_presence/8162477 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.8162477.v1 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/15209525 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/15209528 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/15209531 %K Lutzomyia longipalpis %K Migonemyia migonei %K Anopheles aquasalis %K Sentinel surveillance %K Chicken %K Salivary proteins %X

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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