Predicting mosquito infection from Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density and estimating the reservoir of infection
Transmission reduction is a key component of global efforts to control and eliminate malaria; yet, it is unclear how the density of transmission stages (gametocytes) influences infection (proportion of mosquitoes infected). Human to mosquito transmission was assessed using 171 direct mosquito feedin...
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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2013-05-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/00626 |