Tracking zoonotic pathogens using blood-sucking flies as 'flying syringes'

Tracking zoonotic pathogens using blood-sucking flies as 'flying syringes'

About 60% of emerging infectious diseases in humans are of zoonotic origin. Their increasing number requires the development of new methods for early detection and monitoring of infectious agents in wildlife. Here, we investigated whether blood meals from hematophagous flies could be used to identif...

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Main Authors: Paul-Yannick Bitome-Essono, Benjamin Ollomo, Céline Arnathau, Patrick Durand, Nancy Diamella Mokoudoum, Lauriane Yacka-Mouele, Alain-Prince Okouga, Larson Boundenga, Bertrand Mve-Ondo, Judicaël Obame-Nkoghe, Philippe Mbehang-Nguema, Flobert Njiokou, Boris Makanga, Rémi Wattier, Diego Ayala, Francisco J Ayala, Francois Renaud, Virginie Rougeron, Francois Bretagnolle, Franck Prugnolle, Christophe Paupy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Plasmodium parasites
hematophagous flies
tsetse flies
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/22069

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/22069

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