The Plasmodium bottleneck: malaria parasite losses in the mosquito vector
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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109(5): 644-661, 19/08/2014. graf
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ABSTRACT
Nearly one million people are killed every year by the malaria parasite Plasmodium. Although the disease-causing forms of the parasite exist only in the human blood, mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles are the obligate vector for transmission. Here, we review the parasite life cycle in the vector and highlight the human and mosquito contributions that limit malaria parasite development in the mosquito host. We address parasite killing in its mosquito host and bottlenecks in parasite numbers that might guide intervention strategies to prevent transmission.
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Asunto principal:
Plasmodium
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Insectos Vectores
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Estadios del Ciclo de Vida
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Anopheles
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Institución/País de afiliación:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Immunology/US
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