Detection of Leishmania metacyclogenesis within the sand fly vector employing a real-time PCR for sherp gene expression: A tool for Leishmania surveillance and transmission potential.

Surveillance of infected insect vectors of vector-transmitted diseases has been recognized for its ability to estimate pathogen prevalence and transmission potential. Classically restricted to microscopic dissection and examination of individual insects, the potential of entomological monitoring has...

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Main Authors: Chukwunonso O Nzelu, Somayeh Bahrami, Phillip G Lawyer, Nathan C Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012915
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