Nyssorhynchus dunhami: bionomics and natural infection by Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in the Peruvian Amazon

BACKGROUND Nyssorhynchus dunhami, a member of the Nuneztovari Complex, has been collected in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru and described as zoophilic. Although to date Ny. dunhami has not been documented to be naturally infected by Plasmodium, it is frequently misidentified as other Oswaldoi subgroup s...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Catharine Prussing, Sara A Bickersmith, Marta Moreno, Marlon P Saavedra, Freddy Alava, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Dionicia Gamboa, Joseph M Vinetz, Jan E Conn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2018-12-01
Subjects:	Nyssorhynchus nuneztovari s.l. Nyssorhynchus dunhami Plasmodium larval habitats Peruvian Amazon
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018001200300&lng=en&tlng=en