Long-term blood-free rearing of Anopheles mosquitoes with no effect on fitness, Plasmodium infectivity nor microbiota composition
Abstract Mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people each year. Therefore, many innovative research and population control strategies are being implemented but, most of them require large-scale production of mosquitoes. Mosquito rearing depends on fresh blood from human donors, experimentation a...
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Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-08-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70090-6 |