Maintaining Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte infectivity during blood collection and transport for mosquito feeding assays in the field

Maintaining Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte infectivity during blood collection and transport for mosquito feeding assays in the field

Abstract Background Mosquito feeding assays using venous blood are commonly used for evaluating the transmission potential of malaria infected individuals. To improve the accuracy of these assays, care must be taken to prevent premature activation or inactivation of gametocytes before they are fed t...

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Main Authors: Harouna M. Soumare, Wamdaogo Moussa Guelbeogo, Marga van de Vegte-Bolmer, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Zongo Soumanaba, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Maurice S. Ouattara, Ahmad Abdullahi, Lamin Jadama, Muhammed M. Camara, Pa Modou Gaye, Michael Mendy, Nwakanma Davis, Alfred B. Tiono, Umberto D’Alessandro, Chris Drakeley, Teun Bousema, Marta Moreno, Katharine A. Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Gametocyte
Anopheles
Mosquitoes
Malaria
Activation
Falciparum
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03725-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03725-y

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