Molecular xenomonitoring
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Molecular xenomonitoring
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Molecular xenomonitoring (MX) is a disease surveillance technique that involves the collection and testing of hematophagous insects to detect the DNA or RNA of a pathogen or parasite of human or animal health importance. The presence of pathogen genetic material in the insects may be used as a non-invasive proxy for infection in the human or animal population. Molecular xenomonitoring has been successfully used for the surveillance of the neglected tropical diseases lymphatic filariasis and onch
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_xenomonitoring
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2023-11-04T16:23:23Z
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