Amazonian Anopheles with low numbers of oocysts transmit Plasmodium vivax sporozoites during a blood meal

Abstract Anopheles darlingi is the main malarial vector in the Brazilian Amazon region. An. nuneztovari s.l., An. triannulatus s.l., An. evansae, and An. benarrochi s.l. do not have a defined role as malarial vectors, although they have been found to be naturally infected with Plasmodium vivax, and...

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Main Authors: Jordam William Pereira-Silva, Keillen Monick Martins-Campos, José Vicente Ferreira-Neto, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães Lacerda, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Claudia María Ríos-Velásquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24058-z