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Differential roles of an Anopheline midgut GPI-anchored protein in mediating Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax ookinete invasion.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Mathias Derrick K, Jardim Juliette G, Parish Lindsay A, Armistead Jennifer S, Trinh Hung V, Kumpitak Chalermpon, Sattabongkot Jetsumon, Dinglasan Rhoel R
Abstract excerpt
Novel strategies to directly thwart malaria transmission are needed to maintain the gains achieved by current control measures. Transmission-blocking interventions (TBIs), namely vaccines and drugs targeting parasite or mosquito molecules required for vector-stage parasite development, have been recognized as promising approaches for preventing malaria transmission. However, the number of TBI targets is limited...
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