Infection rates in, and the number of Plasmodium falciparum genotypes carried by Anopheles mosquitoes in Tanzania

Author: Taylor L. H.

Source: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Volume 93, Number 6, 1 September 1999 , pp. 659-662(4)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Naturally fed mosquitoes were collected from houses in a rural village in northern Tanzania. The number of Plasmodium falciparum oocysts which developed in each was counted, and the number of parasite genotypes carried by a subset was determined by PCR-based techniques. A higher proportion of Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes developed oocysts than of An. funestus but, on average, both species carried similar numbers of parasite genotypes. Overall, 68% of the sampled mosquitoes carried more than one genotype.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1999-09-01