Improving vector-borne pathogen surveillance: A laboratory-based study exploring the potential to detect dengue virus and malaria parasites in mosquito saliva | Zendy

VanessaR Melanson | Zendy; Ryan C. Jochim | Zendy; Michael Yarnell | Zendy; KarenBingham Ferlez | Zendy; Soumya Shashikumar | Zendy; JasonH Richardson | Zendy

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Improving vector-borne pathogen surveillance: A laboratory-based study exploring the potential to detect dengue virus and malaria parasites in mosquito saliva

Author(s) -

VanessaR Melanson,

Ryan C. Jochim,

Michael Yarnell,

KarenBingham Ferlez,

Soumya Shashikumar,

JasonH Richardson

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of vector borne diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581

H-Index - 41

ISSN - 0972-9062

DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.225834

Subject(s) - malaria , dengue fever , vector (molecular biology) , virology , dengue virus , pathogen , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna

Vector-borne pathogen surveillance programmes typically rely on the collection of large numbers of potential vectors followed by screening protocols focused on detecting pathogens in the arthropods. These processes are laborious, time consuming, expensive, and require screening of large numbers of samples. To streamline the surveillance process, increase sample throughput, and improve cost-effectiveness, a method to detect dengue virus and malaria parasites (Plasmodium falciparum) by leveraging the sugar-feeding behaviour of mosquitoes and their habit of expectorating infectious agents in their saliva during feeding was investigated in this study.

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