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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Charlie C Luchen, Harriet Ngo'mbe, Fraser Liswaniso, Samuel Bosomprah, Julia A Zhiteneva, Jason Harris, Richelle C Charles, Edward T Ryan, David Sack, Biana Bernshtein and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Charlie C LuchenDepartment of Global Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Harriet Ngo'mbeResearch Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
Fraser LiswanisoResearch Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
Samuel BosomprahResearch Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
Julia A ZhitenevaRagon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Jason HarrisDivision of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Richelle C CharlesDivision of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Edward T RyanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
David SackCenter for Immunization Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Biana BernshteinRagon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Caroline C ChisengaResearch Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

Funding

Epidemiology and Ecology of Cholera in AfricaR01AI123422 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Amanda Kay Debes, DAVID A SACK · 2017 to 2026
$6.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cholera is a public health threat in resource-limited settings and is responsible for causing over 3 million cases globally. Mucosal immune responses play an important role in protecting against Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional antibody profiling study to analyse cholera-specific antibodies in saliva and plasma samples from 74 participants upon presenting to the cholera treatment centres. These were collected from four treatment centres in Lusaka during Zambia's most severe cholera outbreak in 2024 caused by Results: Saliva and plasma antibody profiles were comparable, with elevated IgA1 and IgA2 responses to cholera toxin-B (CtxB), sialidase, HlyA, and TcpA in saliva. Broader systemic responses were seen in plasma, including high CtxB-specific IgM, IgA1, and total IgG levels. Notably, biomarkers such as HlyA, Ogawa O-specific polysaccharide (OSP), and sialidase exhibited significant positive correlations between plasma and saliva. Elevated biomarker levels of HlyA, Ogawa O-specific polysaccharide (OSP), and sialidase in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) suggested immunological differences that warrant further exploration. Conclusion: We demonstrate that saliva is a viable, non-invasive alternative for cholera antibody-based profiling, offering practical advantages in resource-constrained settings. Given its strong correlation with systemic antibody profiles, saliva may be a practical sample for sero-surveillance in resource-limited settings. Future studies should investigate the duration of these salivary responses to further substantiate their use in estimating disease burden and immunity.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BacterialCholeraImmunity, MucosalVibrio choleraeAdolescentAntibody FormationBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDisease OutbreaksFemaleHIV SeropositivityHumansMaleResource-Limited SettingsAntibodies, BacterialBiomarkersantibodycholeraimmunologyplasmasaliva

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PMID40895561
PMCPMC12394519

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