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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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Autor principal: Cox, Francis EG
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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