Microscopic Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytemia and Infectivity to Mosquitoes in Cambodia

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 213, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1491-1494

  Lin, Jessica T ^a   Ubalee, Ratawan ^d   Lon, Chanthap ^d   Balasubramanian, Sujata ^a   Kuntawunginn, Worachet ^d   Rahman, Rifat ^a   Saingam, Piyaporn ^d   Heng, Thay Kheang ^e   Vy, Dav ^f   San, Savoeun ^g   Nuom, Sarath ^d   Burkly, Hana ^d   Chanarat, Nitima ^d   Ponsa, Chanudom ^d   Levitz, Lauren ^b   Parobek, Christian ^c   Chuor, Char Meng ^e   Somethy, Sok ^f   Spring, Michele ^d   Lanteri, Charlotte ^d   Gosi, Panita ^d   Meshnick, Steven R ^b   Saunders, David L ^d   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^e National Malaria Center   (Colombia)

^f Royal Cambodian Armed Forces   (Colombia)

^g Battambang Referral Hospital   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Anopheles dirus; gametocyte membrane feeding; infectious reservoir; malaria transmission; Plasmodium falciparum; submicroscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES DIRUS; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CAMBODIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; INSECT VECTOR; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971601539     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv599     Document Type: Article

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