Gametocyte carriage of Plasmodium falciparum (pfs25) and Plasmodium vivax (pvs25) during mass screening and treatment in West Timor, Indonesia: a longitudinal prospective study

• Published in: Malaria journal Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 177 - 11
• Main Authors: Kosasih, Ayleen, Koepfli, Cristian, Dahlan, M. Sopiyudin, Hawley, William A., Baird, J. Kevin, Mueller, Ivo, Lobo, Neil F., Sutanto, Inge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 09.04.2021; BMC
• Subjects: Aquatic insects; Asexuality; Asymptomatic; Clinical trials; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Disease transmission; DNA; Epidemiology; Gametocyte; Gametocytes; Human diseases; Infections; Malaria; Mass screening and treatment; Microscopy; Mosquitoes; Parasites; Pfs25; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Pvs25; Vector-borne diseases; Indonesia; Mass screening and treatment; Gametocyte; Pvs25; Pfs25

A goal of malaria epidemiological interventions is the detection and treatment of parasite reservoirs in endemic areas-an activity that is expected to reduce local transmission. Since the gametocyte is the only transmissible stage from human host to mosquito vector, this study evaluated the pre and...