Strategies for detection of Plasmodium species gametocytes.

Carriage and density of gametocytes, the transmission stages of malaria parasites, are determined for predicting the infectiousness of humans to mosquitoes. This measure is used for evaluating interventions that aim at reducing malaria transmission. Gametocytes need to be detected by amplification o...

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Main Authors: Rahel Wampfler, Felistas Mwingira, Sarah Javati, Leanne Robinson, Inoni Betuela, Peter Siba, Hans-Peter Beck, Ivo Mueller, Ingrid Felger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3848260?pdf=render