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Standard Membrane Feeding Assay for the Detection of Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Anopheles Mosquito Vectors
Published on: May 12, 2022
Advances in the dissection of Anopheles-Plasmodium interactions
Sally A Saab1, Victor Cardoso-Jaime1, Mary Kefi1
1W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States America.
Abstract:
Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite, responsible for more than half a million deaths annually and principally involving children. The successful transmission of malaria by Anopheles mosquitoes relies on complex successive interactions between the parasite and various mosquito organs, host factors, and restriction factors. This review summarizes our current understanding of the mechanisms regulating Plasmodium infection of the mosquito vector at successive plasmodial developmental stages and highlights potential transmission-blocking targets and strategies.

