Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria
Gendrin M, Rodgers F, Yerbanga R, Ouédraogo J, Basáñez M, Cohuet A, Christophides G. Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 5921. PMID: 25562286, PMCID: PMC4338536, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass drug administration programsHigh antibiotic usageDrug administration programsBlood of childrenAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesMalaria infectionAntibiotic exposureMosquito bitesHigh riskAntibiotic usageMalaria reductionGut microbiotaMalaria transmissionCommunicable diseasesPlasmodium falciparumBloodIngested bloodGambiae mosquitoesAntibioticsHuman bloodDisease transmissionDiseaseMosquito survivalMosquito microbiotaVectorial capacity