Quantification of sporozoite expelling by Anopheles mosquitoes infected with laboratory and naturally circulating P. falciparum gametocytes

Autor: Chiara Andolina, Wouter Graumans, Moussa Guelbeogo, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Jordache Ramijth, Soré Harouna, Zongo Soumanaba, Rianne Stoter, Marga Vegte-Bolmer, Martina Pangos, Photini Sinnis, Katharine Collins, Sarah G Staedke, Alfred B Tiono, Chris Drakeley, Kjerstin Lanke, Teun Bousema
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: eLife, Vol 12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.90989
Popis: It is currently unknown whether all Plasmodium falciparum-infected mosquitoes are equally infectious. We assessed sporogonic development using cultured gametocytes in the Netherlands and naturally circulating strains in Burkina Faso. We quantified the number of sporozoites expelled into artificial skin in relation to intact oocysts, ruptured oocysts, and residual salivary gland sporozoites. In laboratory conditions, higher total sporozoite burden was associated with shorter duration of sporogony (p
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