Article
Impact of genetic complexity on longevity and gametocytogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum during the dry and transmission-free season of eastern Sudan.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jan 2005
Nassir Elkhansaa, Abdel-Muhsin Abdel-Muhsin A, Suliaman Suad, Kenyon Fiona, Kheir Amani, Geha Haider, Ferguson Heather M, Walliker David, Babiker Hamza A
Abstract excerpt
Malaria in eastern Sudan is characterised by limited seasonal transmission, with the majority of the year remaining transmission-free. Some inhabitants who contract malaria during the transmission season retain long-lasting sub-patent infections, which probably initiate transmission the following year. Here we have monitored Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence and gametocyte production during the dry...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Carrier State
- Child
- Cohort Studies
- Gametogenesis
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Prevalence
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction