Increased investment in gametocytes in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in the wet season

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BACKGROUND: Transmission stemming from asymptomatic infections is increasingly being recognized as a threat to malaria elimination. In many regions, malaria transmission is seasonal. It is not well understood whether Plasmodium falciparum modulates its investment in transmission to coincide with seasonal vector abundance. METHODS: We sampled 1116 asymptomatic individuals in the wet season, when vectors are...

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