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Genotyping cognate Plasmodium falciparum in humans and mosquitoes to estimate onward transmission of asymptomatic infections.
Nature communications - 10 Feb 2021
Sumner Kelsey M, Freedman Elizabeth, Abel Lucy, Obala Andrew, Pence Brian W, Wesolowski Amy, Meshnick Steven R, Prudhomme-O'Meara Wendy, Taylor Steve M
Abstract excerpt
Malaria control may be enhanced by targeting reservoirs of Plasmodium falciparum transmission. One putative reservoir is asymptomatic malaria infections and the scale of their contribution to transmission in natural settings is not known. We assess the contribution of asymptomatic malaria to onward transmission using a 14-month longitudinal cohort of 239 participants in a high transmission site in Western Kenya....
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