P. falciparum gametocyte density and infectivity in peripheral blood and skin tissue of naturally infected parasite carriers
E. Meibalan, A. Barry, M. P. Gibbins, S. Awandu, L. Meerstein-Kessel, F. Achcar, S. Bopp, C. moxon, A. Diarra, S. Debe, N. Ouedraogo, I. Barry-Some, E. Badoum, T. Fagnima, K. H. W. Lanke, , T. Bousema
The paper investigates whether P. falciparum gametocytes are sequestered in skin tissue and finds no significant skin sequestration, showing peripheral blood gametocyte densities predict mosquito infection.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology