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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Main Authors: Joana Marques, Sofia G. Seabra, Inês Almeida, Joana Gomes, Ana Catarina Alves, Henrique Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70090-6