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Transmission of mixed Plasmodium species and Plasmodium falciparum genotypes.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Feb 2003
Arez Ana Paula, Pinto João, Pålsson Katinka, Snounou Georges, Jaenson Thomas G T, do Rosário Virgílio E
Abstract excerpt
We studied malaria transmission by comparing parasite populations in humans and mosquito vectors at the household level. Blood samples were collected from all inhabitants for microscopic detection of gametocytes and polymerase chain reaction analysis. The next morning, blood-fed resting mosquitoes were collected inside the bed nets used by the individuals surveyed the previous afternoon. After 8 days of...
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