Host age and Plasmodium falciparum multiclonality are associated with gametocyte prevalence: a 1-year prospective cohort study

Host age and Plasmodium falciparum multiclonality are associated with gametocyte prevalence: a 1-year prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Since Plasmodium falciparum transmission relies exclusively on sexual-stage parasites, several malaria control strategies aim to disrupt this step of the life cycle. Thus, a better understanding of which individuals constitute the primary gametocyte reservoir within an endemic po...

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Main Authors: Yaw Adomako-Ankomah, Matthew S. Chenoweth, Aaron M. Tocker, Saibou Doumbia, Drissa Konate, Mory Doumbouya, Abdoul S. Keita, Jennifer M. Anderson, Rick M. Fairhurst, Mahamadou Diakite, Kazutoyo Miura, Carole A. Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria
Gametocytes
Longitudinal
Multiclonality
Mali
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2123-2

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