Research Article

Human Antibody Response to Aedes albopictus Salivary Proteins: A Potential Biomarker to Evaluate the Efficacy of Vector Control in an Area of Chikungunya and Dengue Virus Transmission

Table 1

Entomological parameters and specific IgG Ab median level, Reunion Island, 2010.

T0T2T4T6

Number
of visited houses
162556549
Number of positive breeding sites9036205
House index*23.4%6.8%18.5%10.2%
Breteau index*55.549.355.510.2
Total population IgG median0.850
0.300–3.120
0.860
0.140–3.060
0.720
0.130–3.100
0.620
0.100–2.900
Males
IgG median
0.740
0.350–2.930]
0.770
0.260–3.010
0.650
0.290–2.680
0.550
0.150–2.350
Females
IgG median
0.860
0.300–3.120
0.860
0.140–3.060
0.720
0.130–3.100
0.630
0.100–2.900

House index (HI): the percentage of houses infested with larvae and/or pupae.
Breteau index (BI): the number of positive containers per 100 houses.