Evaluation of near infrared spectroscopy for sporozoite detection in mosquitoes infected with wild-strain parasites from asymptomatic gametocyte carriers in Kilifi Kenya
M. Ferreira Maia, M. G. Wagah, J. Karisa, R. Mwakesi, F. Mure, M. Muturi, J. Wambua, M. Hamaluba, F. Dowell, P. Bejon, M. Kapulu
This study evaluates near infrared spectroscopy for detecting sporozoite infection in mosquitoes using field isolates, finding that predictive models failed to distinguish infected from uninfected mosquitoes.
bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2020 · PreprintZoology