2021
Contrasting effects of the alkaloid ricinine on the capacity of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii to transmit Plasmodium falciparum
Hien D, Paré P, Cooper A, Koama B, Guissou E, Yaméogo K, Yerbanga R, Farrell I, Ouédraogo J, Gnankiné O, Ignell R, Cohuet A, Dabiré R, Stevenson P, Lefèvre T. Contrasting effects of the alkaloid ricinine on the capacity of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii to transmit Plasmodium falciparum. Parasites & Vectors 2021, 14: 479. PMID: 34526119, PMCID: PMC8444468, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04992-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles coluzziiAnopheles gambiaeCastor bean Ricinus communisSecondary phytochemicalsKey phenotypic traitsNovel control agentsPlant-derived sugarsAbility of mosquitoesPhenotypic traitsPlasmodium falciparumParasite growth ratePlant sugarsPlant nectarFeeding assaysControl agentsMosquito physiologyGrowth rateAnopheles speciesSensu latoAnopheles gambiae sensu latoColuzziiGambiae sensu latoPutative roleP. falciparum infectionMosquito survival
2015
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