Susceptibility of Anopheles aquasalis and An. darlingi to Plasmodium vivax VK210 and VK247

The susceptibility of Anopheles aquasalis (F3 generation) and An. darlingi (F1 generation) to Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein phenotypes from a limited number of blood samples of malaria patients in Belém, state of Pará, Brazil, was examined. A polymerase chain reaction was used to determi...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2006-08, Vol.101 (5), p.547-550
Main Authors: da Silva, Ana N M, Santos, Carla C B, Lacerda, Raimundo N, Machado, Ricardo L D, Póvoa, Marinete M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anopheles - classification
Anopheles - parasitology
Anopheles aquasalis
Anopheles darlingi
Brazilian Amazon
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Host-Parasite Interactions - physiology
Humans
Insect Vectors - classification
Insect Vectors - parasitology
malaria
malaria - Plasmodium vivax - VK210 - VK247 - Anopheles aquasalis - Anopheles darlingi - Brazilian Amazon
PARASITOLOGY
Phenotype
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium vivax - genetics
Plasmodium vivax - physiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
TROPICAL MEDICINE
VK210
VK247
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Summary:The susceptibility of Anopheles aquasalis (F3 generation) and An. darlingi (F1 generation) to Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein phenotypes from a limited number of blood samples of malaria patients in Belém, state of Pará, Brazil, was examined. A polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the P. vivax phenotypes in blood samples and the blood-fed infected mosquitoes were dissected and tested by ELISA. In all patient infections, more infected An. aquasalis and An. darlingi were positive for VK210 compared with VK247.
ISSN:1678-8060
0074-0276
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762006000500011