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Presence of M. ulcerans in adult Ochlerotatus triseriatus mosquitoes introduced to M. ulcerans-contaminated glucose-saturated cotton balls
| Sample | No. of positive samples/total no. of samples |
|
|---|---|---|
| Microscopy | ER-PCR | |
| Midgut/salivary gland | 0/17 | 0/17 |
| Adult whole mosquitoes | NDa | 3/3 |
| Bodies | ND | 4/10 |
| Legs and wings | ND | 1/10 |
| Control adult bodies | ND | 0/5 |
| Control legs/wings | ND | 0/5 |
ND, external compartments could not be evaluated by microscopy.
