Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Density and Infectivity in Peripheral Blood and Skin Tissue of Naturally Infected Parasite Carriers in Burkina Faso | Zendy

Elamaran Meibalan | Zendy; Aïssata Barry | Zendy; Matthew P. Gibbins | Zendy; Shehu Shagari Awandu | Zendy; Lisette MeersteinKessel | Zendy; Fiona Achcar | Zendy; Selina Bopp | Zendy; Christopher A. Moxon | Zendy; Amidou Diarra | Zendy; Siaka Débé | Zendy; Nicolas Ouédraogo | Zendy; Ines Barry-Some | Zendy; Emilie S. Badoum | Zendy; Traoré Fagnima | Zendy; Kjerstin Lanke | Zendy; Bronner P. Gonçalves | Zendy; John Bradley | Zendy; Dyann F. Wirth | Zendy; Chris Drakeley | Zendy; Wamdaogo M. Guelbéogo | Zendy; Alfred B. Tiono | Zendy; Matthias Marti | Zendy; Teun Bousema | Zendy

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Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Density and Infectivity in Peripheral Blood and Skin Tissue of Naturally Infected Parasite Carriers in Burkina Faso

Author(s) -

Elamaran Meibalan,

Aïssata Barry,

Matthew P. Gibbins,

Shehu Shagari Awandu,

Lisette MeersteinKessel,

Fiona Achcar,

Selina Bopp,

Christopher A. Moxon,

Amidou Diarra,

Siaka Débé,

Nicolas Ouédraogo,

Ines Barry-Some,

Emilie S. Badoum,

Traoré Fagnima,

Kjerstin Lanke,

Bronner P. Gonçalves,

John Bradley,

Dyann F. Wirth,

Chris Drakeley,

Wamdaogo M. Guelbéogo,

Alfred B. Tiono,

Matthias Marti,

Teun Bousema

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiz680

Subject(s) - gametocyte , infectivity , plasmodium falciparum , biology , malaria , human skin , parasitemia , virology , parasite hosting , immunology , transmission (telecommunications) , virus , genetics , world wide web , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering

Plasmodium falciparum transmission depends on mature gametocytes that can be ingested by mosquitoes taking a blood meal on human skin. Although gametocyte skin sequestration has long been hypothesized as important contributor to efficient malaria transmission, this has never been formally tested.

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