2024
Case Report: Plasmodium vivax Sporozoite Melanization in the Midgut and Salivary Gland of the Malaria Vector Anopheles darlingi
Dos Santos N, da Silva Bastos A, Araújo J, Pontual J, Medeiros J, Vinetz J, da Silva Araujo M. Case Report: Plasmodium vivax Sporozoite Melanization in the Midgut and Salivary Gland of the Malaria Vector Anopheles darlingi. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2024, 110: 444-447. PMID: 38350139, PMCID: PMC10919193, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponses to P. vivaxPlasmodium falciparum parasitesPrimary malaria vectorPlasmodium vivaxVector Anopheles darlingiFalciparum parasitesMalaria parasitesMalaria vector Anopheles darlingiPlasmodium parasitesSalivary glandsMalaria vectorsPlasmodiumAnopheline mosquitoesAnopheles darlingiMalariaDarlingiVivaxSalivaryGland
2023
Mutations Linked to Insecticide Resistance Not Detected in the Ace-1 or VGSC Genes in Nyssorhynchus darlingi from Multiple Localities in Amazonian Brazil and Peru
Bickersmith S, Jurczynski J, Sallum M, Chaves L, Bergo E, Rodriguez G, Morante C, Rios C, Saavedra M, Alava F, Gamboa D, Vinetz J, Conn J. Mutations Linked to Insecticide Resistance Not Detected in the Ace-1 or VGSC Genes in Nyssorhynchus darlingi from Multiple Localities in Amazonian Brazil and Peru. Genes 2023, 14: 1892. PMID: 37895241, PMCID: PMC10606710, DOI: 10.3390/genes14101892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndoor residual sprayMalaria endemic localitiesLow-intensity resistanceResistance mechanismsMalaria hotspotsCommon interventionInsecticidal netsMain resistance mechanismMalaria transmissionGenotypic detectionCodon 280Resistance mutationsEndemic localitiesPrimary malaria vectorVoltage-gated sodium channel geneResidual spraySodium channel geneChannel genesNon-synonymous mutationsACEPresent studyMalaria vectorsInterventionMutationsS6 segment