Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay to Detect Invasive Malaria Vector Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes
From Emerging Infectious Diseases by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
January 8, 2025 · 23 min
About this episode
The episode discusses a new assay for detecting invasive malaria vectors.
Cristina Rafferty, a molecular biologist with the US President's Malaria Initiative at CDC, and former Public Health Entomology for All program interns Gloria Raise and JeNiyah Scaife discuss a new loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay to detect invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes.
People in this episode
Guests: Cristina Rafferty, Gloria Raise, JeNiyah Scaife
Topics covered
- malaria
- vector detection
- molecular biology
- public health
- entomology
Keywords
- loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- malaria vector
- Anopheles stephensi
- molecular biology
- CDC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US President's Malaria Initiative, CDC
Places: Anopheles stephensi
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