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Volume 24

October - December 2008 (Part-II)

Number  6


 

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A review of manipulations in plasmodium –
mosquito interactions

Adedotun A Adedolapo1, Morenikeji Olajumoke A2

SUMMARY

A key requirement for transmission of malaria parasite is an infected blood meal that initiates parasites transmission cycle. The malaria parasite and its mosquito require differing biting rates of mosquito to ensure parasite transmission success and mosquito reproductive success. The trade-off existing between mosquito biting rate and survival further constrains the attempts by both partners to minimize their successes. This review discusses the attempts by malaria parasites to enhance the transmission and the defense system of its vector to resist infection.

This article is a review of several articles obtained from the Internet, www.pubmed.com, medline and several authors via e-mail.

KEY WORDS: Malaria Transmission, Plasmodium SPP.

Pak J Med Sci    October - December 2008 (Part-II)    Vol. 24 No. 6    898-901

How to cite this article:

Adedotun AA, Morenikeji OA . A review of manipulations in plasmodium–mosquito interactions. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(6):898-901.


1. Miss. Adedotun Adedolapo A,
Postgraduate Student,
2. Dr. Morenikeji Olajumoke A,
Lecturer,
1-2: Department of Zoology,
University of Ibadan,
Nigeria.

Correspondence

Dr. Morenikeji Olajumoke A,
E-mail: jumokemorenikeji@yahoo.co.uk
            jumoke.morenikeji@mail.ui.edu.ng

* Received for Publication: January 24, 2008
* Revision Received: January 26, 2008
* Revision Accepted: October 17, 2008



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