2017
Detection of Plasmodium falciparum male and female gametocytes and determination of parasite sex ratio in human endemic populations by novel, cheap and robust RTqPCR assays
Santolamazza F, Avellino P, Siciliano G, Yao F, Lombardo F, Ouédraogo J, Modiano D, Alano P, Mangano V. Detection of Plasmodium falciparum male and female gametocytes and determination of parasite sex ratio in human endemic populations by novel, cheap and robust RTqPCR assays. Malaria Journal 2017, 16: 468. PMID: 29149898, PMCID: PMC5693539, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-2118-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRatio of maleFalciparum gametocytesEpidemiological surveyRTqPCR assaysFemale gametocytesLarge-scale epidemiological surveysP. falciparum gametocytesPlasmodium falciparum gametocytesRobust molecular assaySubmicroscopic infectionsGametocyte sex ratioPeripheral bloodBlood samplesEndemic areasNovel markerReal-time qPCRMalaria parasitesPfs25TaqMan assaysGametocytesMolecular assaysHuman subjectsTime qPCRMale gametocytesParasite sex ratio
2013
Comparison of field-based xenodiagnosis and direct membrane feeding assays for evaluating host infectiousness to malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Gouagna L, Yao F, Yameogo B, Dabiré R, Ouédraogo J. Comparison of field-based xenodiagnosis and direct membrane feeding assays for evaluating host infectiousness to malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Acta Tropica 2013, 130: 131-139. PMID: 24262642, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMosquito bitesOocyst infectionDirect membrane feeding assaysInfectious mosquito bitesAnopheles mosquitoesMembrane feeding assaysMalaria-endemic areasLow gametocyte densitiesCross-sectional surveyGametocyte densityEndemic areasDay 7Classical microscopic examinationHost infectiousnessBlood smearsOocyst prevalenceXenodiagnosisHost skinMembrane feederInfectionInfectious individualsInfectiousnessMicroscopic examinationHuman subjectsChildren