Optimization of a Membrane Feeding Assay for Plasmodium vivax Infection in Anopheles albimanus.

• Main Authors: Andrés F Vallejo (Author), Kelly Rubiano (Author), Andres Amado (Author), Amy R Krystosik (Author), Sócrates Herrera (Author), Myriam Arévalo-Herrera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Individuals exposed to malaria infections for a long time develop immune responses capable of blocking Plasmodium transmission to mosquito vectors, potentially limiting parasite spreading in nature. Development of a malaria TB vaccine requires a better understanding of the mechanisms an...