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- Title
Neutralizing Dengue Antibody in Pregnant Thai Women and Cord Blood.
- Authors
Khamim, Kriangsak; Hattasingh, Weerawan; Nisalak, Ananda; Kaewkungwal, Jaranit; Fernandez, Stefan; Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya; Pengsaa, Krisana; Thisyakorn, Usa
- Abstract
Background: The WHO ‘Global Strategy for Dengue Prevention and Control, 2012–2020’ addresses the growing need for the treatment of dengue, and targets a 25% reduction in morbidity and 50% in mortality (using 2010 estimates as baseline). Achieving these goals requires future dengue prevention strategies that will employ both potential vaccines and sustainable vector-control measures. Maternally transferred dengue antibody is an important factor in determining the optimal age for dengue vaccination. Objectives: To estimate the seroprevalence of dengue antibodies among mothers living in an area of high endemicity – Ban Pong, Ratchaburi Province – and to assess maternal dengue antibodies transferred to cord blood. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 141 pregnant women who delivered at Ban Pong Hospital, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Maternal-cord paired sera were tested for dengue neutralizing (NT) antibody by PRNT50 assay. A ratio of ≥ 1:10 NT titer to dengue serotype was considered seropositive. Results: Most mothers (137/141, 97.2%) had NT antibodies to at least one dengue serotype in their sera. At birth, the proportion of cord sera with NT antibodies to DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4, were high and similar to the sera of their mothers, at 93.6%, 97.2%, 97.9%, and 92.2%, respectively. The dengue geometric mean titers (GMT) in cord blood were significantly higher than the maternal antibodies (p<0.001): highest in DEN-2, followed by DEN-3, and then DEN-1. The GMT of DEN-4 was the lowest among all four serotypes. Conclusions: Dengue infection is highly prevalent among pregnant women in this dengue-endemic area. Most of the cord blood had transferred dengue antibodies, which may have an impact on the disease burden in this population.
- Subjects
DENGUE; VACCINE research; VACCINATION; CORD blood; IMMUNOGLOBULINS
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0003396