Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Do experimental evaluation of sand fly collection and storage methods for the isolation and molecular detection of Phlebotomus-borne viruses?
Answer: While the collection and storage methods investigated had not much impact on the ability to detect viral RNA by molecular methods, they affected the capacity to recover viable viruses. Consequently, sand fly collection and handling procedures should be established in advance depending on the goal of the surveillance studies.
Output (English): yes