Different 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