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SUBMITTER: Pereira-Silva JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663451 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pereira-Silva Jordam William JW Martins-Campos Keillen Monick KM Ferreira-Neto José Vicente JV Lacerda Marcus Vinicius Guimarães MVG Pessoa Felipe Arley Costa FAC Ríos-Velásquez Claudia María CM
Scientific reports 20221114 1
Anopheles darlingi is the main malarial vector in the Brazilian Amazon region. An. nuneztovari s.l., An. triannulatus s.l., An. evansae, and An. benarrochi s.l. do not have a defined role as malarial vectors, although they have been found to be naturally infected with Plasmodium vivax, and some develop oocysts. In this study, we evaluated the importance of low numbers of oocysts in sporozoite salivary gland invasion and transmission. Field-collected mosquitoes were experimentally infected with P ...[more]