Higher gametocyte production and mosquito infectivity in chronic compared to incident Plasmodium falciparum infections

Higher gametocyte production and mosquito infectivity in chronic compared to incident Plasmodium falciparum infections

In this longitudinal study of an incident (new infections) and chronic (asymptomatic infections) cohort of Plasmodium falciparum infection in children in Burkina Faso, the authors show higher gametocyte production and mosquito infectivity in chronic infections.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aissata Barry, John Bradley, Will Stone, Moussa W. Guelbeogo, Kjerstin Lanke, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Issiaka Soulama, Issa Nébié, Samuel S. Serme, Lynn Grignard, Catriona Patterson, Lindsey Wu, Jessica J. Briggs, Owen Janson, Shehu S. Awandu, Mireille Ouedraogo, Casimire W. Tarama, Désiré Kargougou, Soumanaba Zongo, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Matthias Marti, Chris Drakeley, Alfred B. Tiono, Teun Bousema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22573-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22573-7

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