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Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte-induced volatiles enhance attraction of Anopheles mosquitoes in the field

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium parasites manipulate the interaction between their mosquito and human hosts. Patients infected with gametocytes attract anopheline mosquitoes differentially compared to healthy individuals, an effect associated with an increased release of attractive volatile cues. This odour-...

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Autores principales: Debebe, Yared, Hill, Sharon Rose, Birgersson, Göran, Tekie, Habte, Ignell, Rickard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7487932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32887614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03378-3