Many pathogens are transmitted by insect bites. The abundance of vectors (as the transmitting insects are called) depends on seasonal and other environmental fluctuations. An article published on September 11th in PLOS Pathogens demonstrates that Plasmodium parasites react to mosquitoes biting their hosts, and that the parasite responses increase transmission to the mosquito vector. Read full. medimoon/2014/09/malaria-parasites-sense-and-react-to-mosquito-presence-to-increase-transmission/
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:32:02 +0000
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