Detection of Plasmodium falciparum male and female gametocytes and determination of parasite sex ratio in human endemic populations by novel, cheap and robust RTqPCR assays

Detection of Plasmodium falciparum male and female gametocytes and determination of parasite sex ratio in human endemic populations by novel, cheap and robust RTqPCR assays

Abstract Background The presence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in peripheral blood is essential for human to mosquito parasite transmission. The detection of submicroscopic infections with gametocytes and the estimation of the gametocyte sex ratio are crucial to assess the human host potentia...

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Main Authors: Federica Santolamazza, Pamela Avellino, Giulia Siciliano, Franck Adama Yao, Fabrizio Lombardo, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, David Modiano, Pietro Alano, Valentina Dianora Mangano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria transmission
Plasmodium falciparum
Gametocytes
Sex-ratio
Real Time qPCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2118-z

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