Singapore’s Anopheles sinensis Form A is susceptible to Plasmodium vivax isolates from the western Thailand–Myanmar border

Singapore’s Anopheles sinensis Form A is susceptible to Plasmodium vivax isolates from the western Thailand–Myanmar border

Abstract Background Singapore has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization since November 1982. However, sporadic autochthonous malaria outbreaks do occur. In one of the most recent outbreaks of vivax malaria, an entomological investigation identified Anopheles sinensis as the mo...

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Main Authors: Sook-Cheng Pang, Chiara Andolina, Benoit Malleret, Peter R. Christensen, Sai-Gek Lam-Phua, Muhammad Aliff Bin Abdul Razak, Chee-Seng Chong, Daiqin Li, Cindy S. Chu, Bruce Russell, Laurent Rénia, Lee-Ching Ng, Francois Nosten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria vector
Infection
Anopheles sinensis Form A
An. cracens
Sporozoites
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2114-3

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