Plasmodium vivax sporozoite rates from Anopheles albimanus in southern Chiapas, Mexico.
Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes were collected from August 1984 to November 1987 on intra- and peridomicile human bait in Rancheria El Gancho, Chiapas, Mexico. The mosquitoes were desiccated and stored in silicon chambers from 3 mo to 3 yr post-collection prior to being assayed using a direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect Plasmodium vivax predominant-type sporozoite protein. Peridomicile-collected mosquitoes had a 10-fold higher sporozoite rate than those collected indoors, but only the latter correlate significantly with the seasonal human parasite index. Mosquito sporozoite burden was also significantly higher in the peridomicile-collected population.
Ramsey
J M
JM
Centro de Investigacion de Paludismo, SSA/OPS, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
Salinas
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Bown
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Rodriguez
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000635:transmission; D008800:Mexico; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D012621:Seasons
D015800:Protozoan Proteins; C041595:circumsporozoite protein, Protozoan