Optimization of Plasmodium vivax sporozoite production from Anopheles stephensi in South West India

Optimization of Plasmodium vivax sporozoite production from Anopheles stephensi in South West India

Abstract Background Efforts to study the biology of Plasmodium vivax liver stages, particularly the latent hypnozoites, have been hampered by the limited availability of P. vivax sporozoites. Anopheles stephensi is a major urban malaria vector in Goa and elsewhere in South Asia. Using P. vivax patie...

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Main Authors: Ajeet Kumar Mohanty, Charles de Souza, Deepika Harjai, Prathamesh Ghavanalkar, Mezia Fernandes, Anvily Almeida, Jayashri Walke, Suresh Kumar Manoharan, Ligia Pereira, Rashmi Dash, Anjali Mascarenhas, Edwin Gomes, Thanyapit Thita, Laura Chery, Anupkumar R. Anvikar, Ashwani Kumar, Neena Valecha, Pradipsinh K. Rathod, Rapatbhorn Patrapuvich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Anopheles stephensi
Insectary
Plasmodium vivax
Membrane-feeding assays
Sporozoite
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03767-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03767-2

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