Exposure of Anopheles mosquitoes to trypanosomes reduces reproductive fitness and enhances susceptibility to Plasmodium.

• Main Authors: Constentin Dieme (Author), Natalia Marta Zmarlak (Author), Emma Brito-Fravallo (Author), Christelle Travaillé (Author), Adrien Pain (Author), Floriane Cherrier (Author), Corinne Genève (Author), Estefanía Calvo-Alvarez (Author), Michelle M Riehle (Author), Kenneth D Vernick (Author), Brice Rotureau (Author), Christian Mitri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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During a blood meal, female Anopheles mosquitoes are potentially exposed to diverse microbes in addition to the malaria parasite, Plasmodium. Human and animal African trypanosomiases are frequently co-endemic with malaria in Africa. It is not known whether exposure of Anopheles to trypanosomes influ...