Mosquito excreta: A sample type with many potential applications for the investigation of Ross River virus and West Nile virus ecology.

BACKGROUND:Emerging and re-emerging arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) cause human and animal disease globally. Field and laboratory investigation of mosquito-borne arboviruses requires analysis of mosquito samples, either individually, in pools, or a body component, or secretion such as saliva....

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Main Authors: Ana L Ramírez, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Stephen L Doggett, Glen R Hewitson, Jamie L McMahon, Scott A Ritchie, Andrew F van den Hurk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6136815?pdf=render