Anopheles leucosphyrus Identified as a Vector of Monkey Malaria in Malaya

Anopheles leucosphyrus Identified as a Vector of Monkey Malaria in Malaya

Anopheles leucosphyrus, an important vector of human malaria in Sarawak, Borneo, was shown to be infected with Plasmodium inui in Malaya by the inoculation of sporozoites into an uninfected rhesus monkey. The mosquito was caught while biting a man, thus demonstrating that it would be possible for a...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1962-09, Vol.137 (3532), p.758-758
Hauptverfasser: Wharton, R. H., Eyles, Don E., Warren, McWilson, Moorhouse, D. E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Anopheles
Borneo
Forest canopy
Haplorhini
Humans
Infections
Insect Vectors
Malaria
Malaria - transmission
Malaysia
Male
Monkeys
Mosquitos
Old Medline
Plasmodium
Sporozoites
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Anopheles leucosphyrus, an important vector of human malaria in Sarawak, Borneo, was shown to be infected with Plasmodium inui in Malaya by the inoculation of sporozoites into an uninfected rhesus monkey. The mosquito was caught while biting a man, thus demonstrating that it would be possible for a monkey infection to be transmitted to man in nature.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.137.3532.758