Higher risk of malaria transmission outdoors than indoors by Nyssorhynchus darlingi in riverine communities in the Peruvian Amazon

Higher risk of malaria transmission outdoors than indoors by Nyssorhynchus darlingi in riverine communities in the Peruvian Amazon

Abstract Background Malaria remains an important public health problem in Peru where incidence has been increasing since 2011. Of over 55,000 cases reported in 2017, Plasmodium vivax was the predominant species (76%), with P. falciparum responsible for the remaining 24%. Nyssorhynchus darlingi (prev...

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Main Authors: Marlon P. Saavedra, Jan E. Conn, Freddy Alava, Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar, Catharine Prussing, Sara A. Bickersmith, Jorge L. Sangama, Carlos Fernandez-Miñope, Mitchel Guzman, Carlos Tong, Carlos Valderrama, Joseph M. Vinetz, Dionicia Gamboa, Marta Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Nyssorhynchus darlingi
Blood meal source
Plasmodium
Entomological inoculation rate
Human blood index
GLMM
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3619-0

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