Prevalence of asymptomatic P. falciparum gametocyte carriage among school children in Mbita, Western Kenya and assessment of the association between gametocyte density, multiplicity of infection and mosquito infection prevalence.

Background: Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriers are reservoirs for sustaining transmission in malaria endemic regions. Gametocyte presence in the host peripheral blood is a predictor of capacity to transmit malaria. However, it does not always directly translate to mosquito infect...

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Autores principales: Touray, Abdoulie O., Mobegi, Victor A., Wamunyokoli, Fred, Butungi, Hellen, Herren, Jeremy K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8078214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959684
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16299.2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8078214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959684
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16299.2

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