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Predicting mosquito infection from Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density and estimating the reservoir of infection
21 May 2013
Abstract excerpt
Transmission reduction is a key component of global efforts to control and eliminate malaria; yet, it is unclear how the density of transmission stages (gametocytes) influences infection (proportion of mosquitoes infected). Human to mosquito transmission was assessed using 171 direct mosquito feeding assays conducted in Burkina Faso and Kenya. Plasmodium falciparum infects Anopheles gambiae efficiently at low...
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