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SUBMITTER: Graham CB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4642445 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Graham Christine B CB Black William C WC Boegler Karen A KA Montenieri John A JA Holmes Jennifer L JL Gage Kenneth L KL Eisen Rebecca J RJ
Journal of medical entomology 20121101 6
Programs that aim to control vector-borne zoonotic diseases require information on zoonotic hosts and on the feeding behavior of bridging vectors that are capable of transmitting pathogens from those hosts to humans. Here we describe an assay developed to identify bloodmeals in field-collected cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis Bouché) to assess this species' potential role as a Yersinia pestis bridging vector in a plague-endemic region of Uganda. Our assay uses a single primer set and SYBR Green ...[more]