Aptamers isolated against mosquito-borne pathogens

• Main Authors: Navien, Tholasi Nadhan, Tzi Shien, Yeoh, Anna, Andrew, Thean-Hock, Tang, Citartan, Marimuthu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35635/1/s11274-021-03097-0; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35635/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11274-021-03097-0; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-021-03097-0
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Mosquito-borne diseases are a major threat to public health. The shortcomings of diagnostic tools, especially those that are antibody-based, have been blamed in part for the rising annual morbidity and mortality caused by these diseases. Antibodies harbor a number of disadvantages that can be clearl...