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

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, mic...

Source: Malaria Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Claire Y. T. Wang, James S. McCarthy, Will J. Stone, Teun Bousema, Katharine A. Collins and Seweryn Bialasiewicz Tags: Research Source Type: research