Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 149, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-83

  Da, Dari F ^a,b   Churcher, Thomas S ^c   Yerbanga, Rakiswendé S ^a   Yaméogo, Bienvenue ^a   Sangaré, Ibrahim ^a,b   Ouedraogo, Jean Bosco ^a   Sinden, Robert E ^c,d   Blagborough, Andrew M ^c   Cohuet, Anna ^a,b  

^a Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé   (Burkina Faso)

^b University de Montpellier   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Dilution; Gametocyte density; Infection success; Plasmodium; Transmission blocking interventions

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES COLUZZII; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOCYTE DENSITY; HEMODILUTION; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ANIMAL; CHILD; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; MUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84921417242     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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