Xenosurveillance: A Novel Mosquito-Based Approach for Examining the Human-Pathogen Landscape
Grubaugh ND, Sharma S, Krajacich BJ, Fakoli LS, Bolay FK, Diclaro JW, Johnson WE, Ebel GD, Foy BD, Brackney DE. Xenosurveillance: A Novel Mosquito-Based Approach for Examining the Human-Pathogen Landscape. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003628. PMID: 25775236, PMCID: PMC4361501, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpstein-Barr virusViral pathogensInfectious disease surveillance systemsViral nucleic acidsDisease surveillance systemsMosquito blood feedingMultiple viral pathogensRelevant concentrationsCanine distemper virusHigh riskInfectious diseasesDistemper virusHost bloodNext-generation sequencingQRT-PCRMosquito gutBloodBloodmeal ingestionSurveillance toolBlood feedingXenosurveillanceMosquito bloodmealsVirusVirus detectionNovel surveillance techniques