Article
High gametocyte complexity and mosquito infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum in the Gambia.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Feb 2008
Nwakanma Davis, Kheir Amani, Sowa Mercy, Dunyo Sam, Jawara Musa, Pinder Margaret, Milligan Paul, Walliker David, Babiker Hamza A
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this work was to determine the infectivity to mosquitoes of genetically diverse Plasmodium falciparum clones seen in natural infections in the Gambia. Two principal questions were addressed: (i) how infectious are gametocytes of sub-patent infections, particularly at the end of the dry season; and (ii) are all clones in multiclonal infections equally capable of infecting mosquitoes? The work was...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Anopheles
- Carrier State
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Developing Countries
- Endemic Diseases
- Gambia
- Gametogenesis
- Genes, Protozoan
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype