Studying fitness cost of Plasmodium falciparum infection in malaria vectors: Validation of an appropriate negative control

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Sangare, Ibrahim ^a,b   Michalakis, Yannis ^b   Yameogo, Bienvenue ^a   Dabire, Roch ^a   Morlais, Isabelle ^b,c   Cohuet, Anna ^a,b  

^a Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé Direction Régionale de l'Ouest   (Burkina Faso)

^b University de Montpellier   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme Yaounde   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Fitness; Infection cost; Negative control; Plasmodium falciparum; Vectors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GAMETOCYTE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BLOOD; DISEASE VECTORS; ENTOMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84871694647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-2     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Statics and dynamics of malaria infection in Anopheles mosquitoes. Smith DL, McKenzie FE, Malar J 2004 3 13 10.1186/1475-2875-3-13 15180900 (Pubitemid 39319760)
2. Why is the effect of malaria parasites on mosquito survival still unresolved? Ferguson HM, Read AF, Trends Parasitol 2002 18 256 261 10.1016/S1471-4922(02)02281-X 12036738 (Pubitemid 34569235)
3. Environmental influence on the genetic basis of mosquito resistance to malaria parasites. Lambrechts L, Chavatte JM, Snounou G, Koella JC, Proc Biol Sci 2006 273 1501 1506 10.1098/rspb.2006.3483 16777744 (Pubitemid 47308738)
4. Plasmodium infection decreases fecundity and increases survival of mosquitoes. Vezilier J, Nicot A, Gandon S, Rivero A, Proc Biol Sci 2012 279 4033 4041 10.1098/rspb.2012.1394 22859589
5. Mosquito mortality and the evolution of malaria virulence. Ferguson HM, Mackinnon MJ, Chan BH, Read AF, Evolution 2003 57 2792 2804 14761058 (Pubitemid 38078360)
6. Anopheles mortality is both age- and Plasmodium-density dependent: implications for malaria transmission. Dawes EJ, Churcher TS, Zhuang S, Sinden RE, Basanez MG, Malar J 2009 8 228 10.1186/1475-2875-8-228 19822012
7. Hydric stress-dependent effects of Plasmodium falciparum infection on the survival of wild-caught Anopheles gambiae female mosquitoes. Aboagye-Antwi F, Guindo A, Traore AS, Hurd H, Coulibaly M, Traore S, Tripet F, Malar J 2010 9 243 10.1186/1475-2875-9-243 20796288
8. The effects of natural Plasmodium falciparum infection on the fecundity and mortality of Anopheles gambiae s. l. in north east Tanzania. Hogg JC, Hurd H, Parasitology 1997 114 Pt 4 325 331 9107019 (Pubitemid 27144212)
9. Effect of Plasmodium falciparum on the survival of naturally infected afrotropical Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae). Chege GM, Beier JC, J Med Entomol 1990 27 454 458 2201768
10. Plasmodium falciparum infection does not increase the precocious mortality rate of Anopheles gambiae. Robert V, Verhave JP, Carnevale P, Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1990 84 346 347 10.1016/0035-9203(90)90309-3 2260162 (Pubitemid 20204304)
11. Epidemiology and infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax gametocytes in relation to malaria control and elimination. Bousema T, Drakeley C, Clin Microbiol Rev 2011 24 377 410 10.1128/CMR.00051-10 21482730
12. Carboxypeptidases B of Anopheles gambiae as targets for a Plasmodium falciparum transmission-blocking vaccine. Lavazec C, Boudin C, Lacroix R, Bonnet S, Diop A, Thiberge S, Boisson B, Tahar R, Bourgouin C, Infect Immun 2007 75 1635 1642 10.1128/IAI.00864-06 17283100 (Pubitemid 46559427)
13. Rodrigues J, Brayner FA, Alves LC, Dixit R, Barillas-Mury C, Science 2010 329 1353 1355 10.1126/science.1190689 20829487
14. The influence of malaria parasite genetic diversity and anaemia on mosquito feeding and fecundity. Ferguson HM, Rivero A, Read AF, Parasitology 2003 127 Pt 1 9 19 12885184 (Pubitemid 36836573)
15. Thermal behaviour of Anopheles stephensi in response to infection with malaria and fungal entomopathogens. Blanford S, Read AF, Thomas MB, Malar J 2009 8 72 10.1186/1475-2875-8-72 19379519
16. Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation. Paaijmans KP, Blanford S, Bell AS, Blanford JI, Read AF, Thomas MB, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2010 107 15135 15139 10.1073/pnas.1006422107 20696913
17. Infection intensity-dependent responses of Anopheles gambiae to the African malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Mendes AM, Awono-Ambene PH, Nsango SE, Cohuet A, Fontenille D, Kafatos FC, Christophides GK, Morlais I, Vlachou D, Infect Immun 2011 79 4708 4715 10.1128/IAI.05647-11 21844236
18. Conserved mosquito/parasite interactions affect development of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa. Mendes AM, Schlegelmilch T, Cohuet A, Awono-Ambene P, De Iorio M, Fontenille D, Morlais I, Christophides GK, Kafatos FC, Vlachou D, PLoS Pathog 2008 4 1000069 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000069 18483558 (Pubitemid 351811529)
19. Plasmodium falciparum produce lower infection intensities in local versus foreign Anopheles gambiae populations. Harris C, Morlais I, Churcher TS, Awono-Ambene P, Gouagna LC, Dabire RK, Fontenille D, Cohuet A, PLoS One 2012 7 30849 10.1371/journal.pone.0030849 22292059
20. Simultaneous identification of species and molecular forms of the Anopheles gambiae complex by PCR-RFLP. Fanello C, Santolamazza F, Della Torre A, Med Vet Entomol 2002 16 461 464 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00393.x 12510902 (Pubitemid 36016904)
21. Effect of body size on host seeking and blood meal utilization in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae): the disadvantage of being small. Takken W, Klowden MJ, Chambers GM, J Med Entomol 1998 35 639 645 9775585 (Pubitemid 128463422)
22. A mate or a meal'-pre-gravid behaviour of female Anopheles gambiae from the islands of Sao Tome and Principe, West Africa. Charlwood JD, Pinto J, Sousa CA, Ferreira C, Petrarca V, Rosario Vdo E, Malar J 2003 2 9 10.1186/1475-2875-2- 9 12801421
23. Physiology and development of the M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae in Burkina Faso (West Africa). Mouline K, Mamai W, Agnew P, Tchonfienet M, Brengues C, Dabire R, Robert V, Simard F, Med Vet Entomol 2012 26 447 454 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01018.x 22681446
24. Plasmodium falciparum transmission blocking immunity in three areas with perennial or seasonal endemicity and different levels of transmission. Boudin C, Diop A, Gaye A, Gadiaga L, Gouagna C, Safeukui I, Bonnet S, Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005 73 1090 1095 16354818 (Pubitemid 43038260)
25. Biological variation in Anopheles darlingi Root. Charlwood JD, Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1996 91 391 398 9070397 (Pubitemid 126478351)
26. NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis. Schneider CA, Rasband WS, Eliceiri KW, Nat Methods 2012 9 671 675 10.1038/nmeth.2089 22930834
27. Determination of uric acid and hematin in a single sample of excreta from blood-fed insects. Briegel H, Experientia 1980 36 1428 10.1007/BF01960142
28. Genetic contribution to variation in larval development time, adult size, and longevity of starved adults of Anopheles gambiae. Lehmann T, Dalton R, Kim EH, Dahl E, Diabate A, Dabire R, Dujardin JP, Infect Genet Evol 2006 6 410 416 10.1016/j.meegid.2006.01.007 16524787 (Pubitemid 43942280)
29. The relationship between female body size and survival rate of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Ethiopia. Ameneshewa B, Service MW, Med Vet Entomol 1996 10 170 172 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00724.x 8744710 (Pubitemid 126655552)
30. Reproductive output of female Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): comparison of molecular forms. Yaro AS, Dao A, Adamou A, Crawford JE, Traore SF, Toure AM, Gwadz R, Lehmann T, J Med Entomol 2006 43 833 839 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[833:ROOFAG]2.0.CO;2 17017216 (Pubitemid 44739772)
31. The fecundity of Aedes nigromacalus in the laboratory-effects of body weight and size of blood meal. Muira T, Takahashi RM, Mosq News 1972 32 417 421
32. Bloodmeal microfilariae density and the uptake and establishment of Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti. Albuquerque CM, Cavalcanti VM, Melo MA, Vercosa P, Regis LN, Hurd H, Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1999 94 591 596 10.1590/S0074-02761999000500005 10464399 (Pubitemid 129578275)
33. Fecundity, metabolism, and body size in Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae), vectors of malaria. Briegel H, J Med Entomol 1990 27 839 850 2231621
34. Metabolic relationship between female body size, reserves, and fecundity of Aedes aegypti. Briegel H, J Insect Physiol 1990 36 165 172 10.1016/0022-1910(90)90118-Y
35. Clements AN, The Biology of Mosquitoes, Volume I: Development,Nutrition and Reproduction Oxforshire: Cabi Publishing 2000
36. Why are some people bitten more than others? Kelly DW, Trends Parasitol 2001 17 578 581 10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02116-X 11756041 (Pubitemid 34088117)
37. Ecological and evolutionary determinants of host species choice in mosquito vectors. Lyimo IN, Ferguson HM, Trends Parasitol 2009 25 189 196 10.1016/j.pt.2009.01.005 19269900