A researcher performing a malaria survey in rural Mozambique wants to identify whether local Anopheles mosquitoes are feeding on humans or cattle. Whi...

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A researcher performing a malaria survey in rural Mozambique wants to identify whether local Anopheles mosquitoes are feeding on humans or cattle. Which technique is most appropriate for determining the blood meal source of captured mosquitoes?

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ELISA-based blood meal analysis using anti-human and anti-bovine antibodies

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Mosquito dissection for oocysts

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PCR for Plasmodium species in the mosquito

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Measurement of wing length as a proxy for host preference

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Light trap collection timing

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Mosquito Blood Meal Analysis

A researcher performing a malaria survey in rural Mozambique wants to identify whether local Anopheles mosquitoes are feeding on humans or cattle. Which technique is most appropriate for determining the blood meal source of captured mosquitoes?