Quantification of sporozoite expelling by Anopheles mosquitoes infected with laboratory and naturally circulating P. falciparum gametocytes

Quantification of sporozoite expelling by Anopheles mosquitoes infected with laboratory and naturally circulating P. falciparum gametocytes

It is currently unknown whether all Plasmodium falciparum-infected mosquitoes are equally infectious. We assessed sporogonic development using cultured gametocytes in the Netherlands and naturally circulating strains in Burkina Faso. We quantified the number of sporozoites expelled into artificial s...

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Main Authors: Chiara Andolina, Wouter Graumans, Moussa Guelbeogo, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Jordache Ramijth, Soré Harouna, Zongo Soumanaba, Rianne Stoter, Marga Vegte-Bolmer, Martina Pangos, Photini Sinnis, Katharine Collins, Sarah G Staedke, Alfred B Tiono, Chris Drakeley, Kjerstin Lanke, Teun Bousema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2024-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
gametocyte
sporozoite
anopheles
sporogony
expelling
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/90989

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/90989

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