Article
Prevalence and Characteristics of Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes in Duffy-Positive and Duffy-Negative Populations across Ethiopia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 5 Jun 2024
Little Ebony, Shenkutie Tassew T, Negash Meshesha Tsigie, Abagero Beka R, Abebe Abnet, Popovici Jean, Feleke Sindew Mekasha, Lo Eugenia
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium parasites replicate asexually in human hosts. The proportion of infections that carries gametocytes is a proxy for human-to-mosquito transmissibility. It is unclear which proportion of Plasmodium vivax infections in Duffy-negative populations carries gametocytes. We determined the prev...
Topics
- Humans
- Ethiopia
- Plasmodium vivax
- Duffy Blood-Group System
- Malaria, Vivax
- Male
- Adult
- Adolescent
- Female
- Prevalence
- Young Adult
- Child
- Middle Aged
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Child, Preschool