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Characterizing the Humoral Immune Response Against Salivary Antigens of Southeast Asian Mosquito Vectors of Malaria and Dengue With a Human Challenge Model
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mosquito bites for Malaria and Dengue. Completed, enrolled 147 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The characteristics of the humoral response directed against mosquito saliva antigens are not known precisely. This is a major limitation for using immunological markers as an outcome in epidemiological trials and as an indicator for operational deployment of interventions. Recent advances in the assembly of the genome of some Anopheles and Aedes mosquito vector species has facilitated the identification of new candidate peptides in silico, using the sequences of orthologous salivary gland proteins and B-cell prediction algorithms. The objective of this study is to assess the humoral immune response directed against candidate peptides following controlled exposure to laboratory-adapted colonies of An. minimus, An. maculatus and An. dirus, Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. This research will provide essential information to identify and validate immunological markers of human exposure to malaria and dengue mosquito vectors in Southeast Asia. Immunological markers would be useful to understand transmission dynamics and predict the risk of transmission as part of a surveillance system, and to assess the efficacy of vector-control interventions in entomological trials or during operational deployment of interventions in the region.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants will be exposed to mosquito bites. For the low-dose challenge, five 5 to 7-day-old nulliparous female imagoes (i.e. that have never blood fed before) will be introduced individual into 50 mL plastic tube covered with netting material. For high-dose challenge, 47 mosquitoes will be split into four plastic cups of 10 cm in diameter covered with netting material (three cups with 12 mosquitoes and one cup with 11 mosquitoes), and 3 mosquitoes will be introduced individually into 50 mL plastic tubes. Mosquito bites administered on participant's arm will be used to assess immediate and delayed skin reactions. Immediate and delayed skin reactions will be recorded respectively 20-30 min and 24-36 hours after the day 14 and day 21 challenges, requiring additional visits at day 15 and 22.