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Progression of Plasmodium berghei through Anopheles stephensi Is Density-Dependent
20 Dec 2007
Abstract excerpt
It is well documented that the density of Plasmodium in its vertebrate host modulates the physiological response induced; this in turn regulates parasite survival and transmission. It is less clear that parasite density in the mosquito regulates survival and transmission of this important pathogen. Numerous studies have described conversion rates of Plasmodium from one life stage to the next within the mosquito,...
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