High Plasmodium infection intensity in naturally infected malaria vectors in Africa
Bompard A, Da D, Yerbanga S, Morlais I, Awono-Ambéné P, Dabiré R, Ouédraogo J, Lefèvre T, Churcher T, Cohuet A. High Plasmodium infection intensity in naturally infected malaria vectors in Africa. International Journal For Parasitology 2020, 50: 985-996. PMID: 32681932, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOocyst-positive mosquitoesInfectious blood mealEfficacy of transmissionControl of malariaWild malaria vectorsMalaria parasite transmissionCross-sectional surveyInfection loadSalivary gland sporozoitesMalaria vectorsMalaria endemicityNumber of oocystsInfected mosquitoesMalaria transmissionOocyst prevalenceStrong positive associationPrevalencePositive associationBlood mealOocyst loadInfection intensityEpidemiologyEfficacyParasite transmissionInterventionDifferent distribution of malaria parasite in left and right extremities of vertebrate hosts translates into differences in parasite transmission
Pigeault R, Isaïa J, Yerbanga R, Dabiré K, Ouédraogo J, Cohuet A, Lefèvre T, Christe P. Different distribution of malaria parasite in left and right extremities of vertebrate hosts translates into differences in parasite transmission. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 10183. PMID: 32576924, PMCID: PMC7311528, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67180-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGametocyte densityMosquito infection ratesBlood samplesInfection rateNew malaria control strategiesMajor global causeMalaria control strategiesLow parasite burdenGametocyte burdenGametocyte carriersParasite transmissionPlasmodium infectionMosquito transmission potentialRight extremitiesTransmissible stagesParasite burdenMosquito transmissionMalaria parasitesPlasmodium sppGlobal causeTransmission potentialGametocytesVector-borne diseasesDiseaseExtremities