A laboratory-based study to explore the use of honey-impregnated cards to detect chikungunya virus in mosquito saliva.

Mosquito control is implemented when arboviruses are detected in patients or in field-collected mosquitoes. However, mass screening of mosquitoes is usually laborious and expensive, requiring specialized expertise and equipment. Detection of virus in mosquito saliva using honey-impregnated filter pa...

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Main Authors: Lisa Fourniol, Yoann Madec, Laurence Mousson, Marie Vazeille, Anna-Bella Failloux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249471