DNA Barcoding Of Mosquito Species Deployed In Bid To End Elephantiasis

Researchers are pioneering the use of DNA "barcodes" to map menacing mosquito species in West Africa that spread lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis. The ability to precisely identify mosquito species is a promising advance in the battle against LF, an often disfiguring disease that today threatens 1 billion people across roughly 80 countries.[ JRS Biodiversity Foundation (2009, May 4). DNA Barcoding Of Mosquito Species Deployed In Bid To End Elephantiasis. ScienceDaily.]