Chicken eggs as a surveillance tool for malaria and leishmaniasis vector presence
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Malaria and leishmaniases are transmitted by vectors during blood-feeding. Vector-infected animals develop antibodies against the vector's saliva. This study evaluated IgY antibody detection in the chicken eggs exposed to bites from Migonemyia migonei, Lutzomyia longipalpis and A...