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History of the discovery of the malaria parasites and their vectors
Malaria is caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium transmitted by female Anopheles species mosquitoes. Our understanding of the malaria parasites begins in 1880 with the discovery of the parasites in the blood of malaria patients by Alphonse Laveran. The sexual...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2825508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20205846 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-5 |