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In this study, we aimed to investigate the kinetics of dengue virus (DENV)-neutralizing antibodies and infection-enhancing activity in Indian infants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Healthy infants at birth (cord blood), and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of age (n=32\/group) were included in this cross-sectional study. Serum samples were tested for neutralizing antibodies using the foci-reduction neutralization test and enhancing antibodies using the ADE assay against DENV1-4 serotypes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Neutralizing antibody positivity declined with the increasing age of the infants. Undetectable levels of neutralizing antibodies to DENV1-4 serotypes were reported in 84% of infants by 9 months. Significantly lower neutralizing antibody titers were also reported in 9-month-old infants compared to that in 6-month-old infants and infants at birth. Comparable levels of enhancement of DENV1-4 infection at a particular dilution to at least one serotype were noted in infants at 3 and 6 months of age. Fold enhancement of DENV1-4 infection was found to be highest in 6-month-old infants at a dilution of 1:20. 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