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Background  Some  Plasmodium  species have the ability to modify the behaviour of their mosquito vectors. This is thought to be an adaptive strategy that maximizes the parasite’s transmission.    Methods  The effect of  Plasmodium relictum  infections on the blood feeding behaviour of  Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus  mosquitoes was monitored.    Results   Plasmodium  infections did not alter the proportion of blood fed mosquitoes but they did affect the dynamics and the size of the blood meal. Sporozoite-infected mosquitoes completed their blood meal 1.3 times later than uninfected mosquitoes and ended up with smaller blood meals.    Conclusion  The potential adaptive nature of this manipulation of mosquito behaviour is discussed in the light of previous studies on other malaria models.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12936-019-2690-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Avian malaria alters the dynamics of blood feeding in Culex pipiens mosquitoes