Assessing the infectious reservoir of falciparum malaria: past and future. Issue 7 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stone, Will; Gonçalves, Bronner P.; Bousema, Teun; Drakeley, Chris
• Is Part Of: Trends in parasitology. Volume 31:Issue 7(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 287
• Page End: 296
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Parasitology -- Periodicals; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Parasitology; Biology; Parasitologie -- Périodiques; Online resources; 571.999
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.04.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-4922

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Malaria control and elimination could be enhanced by targeting human-to-mosquito transmission of the parasite.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">A better understanding of which individuals in endemic populations infect mosquito vectors would improve targeting.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Studies that directly assessed the human infectious reservoir of malaria using xenodiagnostic approaches are critiqued.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Future direct assessments of infectious reservoir should consider factors affecting transmission potential, longitudinal infectivity to mosquitoes, and exposure to vectors.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>