Ivermectin susceptibility, sporontocidal effect, and inhibition of time to re-feed in the Amazonian malaria vector Anopheles darlingi

Ivermectin susceptibility, sporontocidal effect, and inhibition of time to re-feed in the Amazonian malaria vector Anopheles darlingi

Abstract Background Outdoor malaria transmission hinders malaria elimination efforts in the Amazon region and novel vector control tools are needed. Ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) to humans kills wild Anopheles, targets outdoor-feeding vectors, and can suppress malaria parasite transmissi...

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Main Authors: Kevin C. Kobylinski, Karín S. Escobedo-Vargas, Victor M. López-Sifuentes, Salomón Durand, Edward S. Smith, G. Christian Baldeviano, Robert V. Gerbasi, Sara-Blythe Ballard, Craig A. Stoops, Gissella M. Vásquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Ivermectin
Anopheles darlingi
Plasmodium vivax
Amazon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2125-0

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