Feasibility of feeding Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on dengue virus-infected human volunteers for vector competence studies in Iquitos, Peru.
Kanya C LongJuan SulcaIsabel BazanHelvio AsteteHugo L JabaCrystyan SilesClaudine KocherStalin VilcarromeroJulia SchwarzKarin S Escobedo-VargasFanny Castro-LlanosLeslye AnguloGuadalupe FloresCesar Ramal-AsayagEric S HalseyRobert D HontzValerie A Paz-SoldanThomas W ScottLouis LambrechtsAmy C MorrisonPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
Our study demonstrates the feasibility of using direct and indirect feeding methods for field-based studies on vector competence. Direct mosquito feeding is preferable in terms of logistical ease, biosecurity, and reliability.