Assessing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in mosquito-feeding assays using quantitative PCR

Assessing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in mosquito-feeding assays using quantitative PCR

Abstract Background Evaluating the efficacy of transmission-blocking interventions relies on mosquito-feeding assays, with transmission typically assessed by microscopic identification of oocysts in mosquito midguts; however, microscopy has limited throughput, sensitivity and specificity. Where low...

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Main Authors: Claire Y. T. Wang, James S. McCarthy, Will J. Stone, Teun Bousema, Katharine A. Collins, Seweryn Bialasiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
PCR
Transmission
Transmission-blocking
Droplet digital PCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2382-6

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