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Plasmodium falciparum-infected Anopheles stephensi inconsistently transmit malaria to humans
L S Rickman1, T R Jones, G W Long
1National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
Malaria was transmitted to only 5 of 10 volunteers bitten by 1-2 Anopheles stephensi carrying sporozoites of the 3D7 clone of the NF54 strain of Plasmodium falciparum in their salivary glands. Parasites were detectable by culture in blood taken 7-10 days following exposure and by thick blood film 14-16.5 days after exposure. Infectivity did not correlate with the numbers of sporozoites in the salivary glands.