A simplified method for blood feeding, oral infection, and saliva collection of the dengue vector mosquitoes.
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SUBMITTER: Sri-In C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7259494 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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A simplified method for blood feeding, oral infection, and saliva collection of the dengue vector mosquitoes.
Sri-In Chalida C Weng Shih-Che SC Shiao Shin-Hong SH Tu Wu-Chun WC
PloS one 20200529 5
A simple device using folded Parafilm-M as an artificial blood feeder was designed for studying two important dengue vector mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The efficiency of the artificial blood feeder was investigated by comparing the numbers of engorged mosquitoes that fed on the artificial blood feeder versus mice as a live blood source. Significantly more engorged females Aedes aegypti fed on the artificial blood feeder than on mice. In addition, the artificial feeder could s ...[more]
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