Molecular Xenomonitoring (MX) allows real-time surveillance of West Nile and Usutu virus in mosquito populations.
Clément Bigeard, Laura Pezzı, Raphaëlle Klitting, Nazlı Ayhan, Grégory L’Ambert, Nicolas Gomez, Géraldine Piorkowski, Rayane Amaral, Guillaume André Durand, Agathe M. G. Colmant, Cynthia Giraud, Katia Ramiara, Camille Victoire Migné, Gilda Grard, Thierry Touzet, , Albin Fontaine
The paper introduces Molecular Xenomonitoring (MX) to detect West Nile and Usutu viruses in mosquito populations, showing it can identify viral circulation before human cases.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Dec 26, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology