Probability of transmission of malaria from mosquito to human is regulated by mosquito parasite density in naïve and vaccinated hosts
Over a century since Ronald Ross discovered that malaria is caused by the bite of an infectious mosquito it is still unclear how the number of parasites injected influences disease transmission. Currently it is assumed that all mosquitoes with salivary gland sporozoites are equally infectious irresp...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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