Title |
Experimental Plasmodium vivax infection of key Anopheles species from the Brazilian Amazon
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-12-460 |
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Authors |
Claudia M Rios-Velásquez, Keillen M Martins-Campos, Rejane C Simões, Thiago Izzo, Edineuza V dos Santos, Felipe AC Pessoa, José BP Lima, Wuelton M Monteiro, Nágila FC Secundino, Marcus VG Lacerda, Wanderli P Tadei, Paulo FP Pimenta |
Abstract |
Anopheles darlingi is the major malaria vector in countries located in the Amazon region. Anopheles aquasalis and Anopheles albitarsis s.l. are also proven vectors in this region. Anopheles nuneztovari s.l. and Anopheles triannulatus s.l. were found infected with Plasmodium vivax; however, their status as vectors is not yet well defined. Knowledge of susceptibility of Amazon anopheline populations to Plasmodium infection is necessary to better understand their vector capacity. Laboratory colonization of An. darlingi, the main Amazon vector, has proven to be difficult and presently An. aquasalis is the only available autonomous colony. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 3 | 3% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 106 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Bachelor | 20 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 15% |
Student > Master | 16 | 14% |
Researcher | 14 | 13% |
Professor | 8 | 7% |
Other | 16 | 14% |
Unknown | 21 | 19% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 42 | 38% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 12% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 7% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
Other | 11 | 10% |
Unknown | 28 | 25% |