When isolating dengue virus (DEN) from mosquitoes collected in endemic areas, pools may contain both anti-dengue antibodies from freshly engorged females and virus from DEN infected females. To determine if these antibodies may interfere with virus isolation, we simulated the isolation procedure usingAedes aegypti(L.) that we infected with the 16681 strain of dengue type 2 virus by intrathoracic inoculation. At 7 d postinfection, we allowed females to engorge on immunized or normal mouse blood. Virus in a mixture of anti-dengue-2 antibodies and dengue-2 virus became inactive after incubation at 37°C for 1 h, but remained infective without incubation. Therefore, at ambient conditions antibodies would not interfere with virus isolation from field-collectedAe. aegyptifrom endemic areas. In addition, DEN antibodies enhanced virus replication when inoculated intoAe. aegypti,but not C6/36 cells. The mechanism for this in vitro antibody enhancement of infection remains unclear.
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1 July 2000
Failure of Dengue-2 Virus Antibody to Interfere with the Isolation of Dengue-2 Virus fromAedes aegypti(Diptera: Culicidae)
Ming-Hui Weng,
Men-Fang Shaio,
Cheng-Wen Yao
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 37 • No. 4
July 2000
Vol. 37 • No. 4
July 2000
Aedes aegypti
antibody effect
anti-dengue serum
dengue virus
virus isolation methods