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Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) displays increased attractiveness to infected individuals with Plasmodium vivax gametocytes

BACKGROUND: Most hematophagous insects use host odours as chemical cues. The odour components, some physiological parameters and host attractiveness are affected by several conditions, including infection by parasites, e.g., plasmodia and, therefore, change the epidemiological scenario. This study e...

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Autores principales: Batista, Elis PA, Costa, Elizangela FM, Silva, Alexandre A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-251