Predominance of asymptomatic and sub-microscopic infections characterizes the Plasmodium gametocyte reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon.

• Main Authors: Eduard Rovira-Vallbona (Author), Juan José Contreras-Mancilla (Author), Roberson Ramirez (Author), Mitchel Guzmán-Guzmán (Author), Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar (Author), Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas (Author), Joseph M Vinetz (Author), Dionicia Gamboa (Author), Anna Rosanas-Urgell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Malaria transmission requires that Anopheles mosquitoes ingest Plasmodium gametocyte stages circulating in the human bloodstream. In the context of malaria elimination, understanding the epidemiology of gametocytes relative to all Plasmodium infections and the contribution of asymptomatic and sub-mi...