Xenosurveillance reflects traditional sampling techniques for the identification of human pathogens: A comparative study in West Africa.
Joseph R FauverJames Weger-LucarelliLawrence S FakoliKpehe BolayFatorma K BolayJoseph W DiclaroDoug E BrackneyBrian D FoyMark D StengleinGregory D EbelPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
This study represents the first systematic comparison between xenosurveillance and more traditional sampling methodologies, while also demonstrating the viability of xenosurveillance as a tool to sample human blood for circulating pathogens.