Article
Genetic characterization of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in the transmission from the host to the vector.
Parasitology - 1 Feb 1998
Huber W, Haji H, Charlwood J D, Certa U, Walliker D, Tanner M
Abstract excerpt
The present study followed a Plasmodium falciparum population through its life-cycle at the level of individual hosts and vectors. The aim was to determine to what extent genotypes of the parasite that were found in the host were transmitted to the vector. Mosquitoes were collected that had fed o...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Animals
- Anopheles
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Insect Vectors
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Merozoite Surface Protein 1
- Middle Aged
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Polymerase Chain Reaction