Development and pilot application of a point-of-need molecular xenomonitoring protocol for tsetse (Glossina sp.) in a low-resource setting
Isabel Saldanha, Edward Aziku, Alex T. Trima, Victor Drapari, Gala Garrod, Henry Ombanya, Iñaki Tirados, Martha Betson, Albert Mugenyi, Sophie Dunkley, Stephen J. Torr, Andrew Hope, Lucas J. Cunningham
The paper develops and tests a low-cost, point-of-need molecular xenomonitoring protocol for tsetse flies in a low-resource setting, achieving high DNA extraction success and pathogen detection rates.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology