EXPERIMENTAL INFECTIONS OF ANOPHELES-GAMBIAE WITH PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM OF NATURALLY INFECTED GAMETOCYTE CARRIERS IN CAMEROON - FACTORS INFLUENCING THE INFECTIVITY TO MOSQUITOS

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TCHUINKAM, T
MULDER, B
DECHERING, K
STOFFELS, H
VERHAVE, JP
COT, M
CARNEVALE, P
MEUWISSEN, JHET
ROBERT, V
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[1] UNIV WAGENINGEN, WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS
[2] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN, DEPT MED PARASITOL, NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
[3] UNIV YAOUNDE, FAC SCI, YAOUNDE, CAMEROON
[4] ORSTOM, OCEAC, DEPT MED ENTOMOL, POB 288, YAOUNDE, CAMEROON
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TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY | 1993年 / 44卷 / 04期
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Factors which could influence the success of experimental infections of Anopheles gambiae with Plasmodium falciparum were investigated in Cameroon. 139 experimental infections with different gametocyte carriers were performed. 86 (62%) gave rise to mosquito infection after dissection of at least 20 mosquitoes. Among succeeding infections, the mean percentage of infected mosquitoes was 18,6% and mean oocyst load per positive midgut was 2.56. Only gametocyte density was identified as a factor which determined the success and the level of mosquito infection. No significant influence was found for sex and age of the gametocyte carrier, body-temperature, presence of asexual erythrocyte stages, rhesus factor, blood group and use of antimalarial drugs (chloroquine and amodiaquine).
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