Article
Differential transmissibility to Anopheles arabiensis of Plasmodium vivax gametocytes in patients with diverse Duffy blood group genotypes.
Malaria journal - 25 Apr 2023
Abate Andargie, Hassen Jifar, Dembele Laurent, Menard Didier, Golassa Lemu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Measuring risk of malaria transmission is complex, especially in case of Plasmodium vivax. This may be overcome using membrane feeding assays in the field where P. vivax is endemic. However, mosquito-feeding assays are affected by a number of human, parasite and mosquito factors. Here...
Topics
- Animals
- Humans
- Plasmodium vivax
- Anopheles
- Malaria, Vivax
- Genotype
- Blood Group Antigens
