Avian Plasmodium in Eastern Austrian mosquitoes

Insect vectors, namely mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), are compulsory for malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) to complete their life cycle. Despite this, little is known about vector competence of different mosq...

Source: Malaria Journal - September 29, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ellen Schoener, Sarah Susanne Uebleis, Julia Butter, Michaela Nawratil, Claudia Cuk, Eva Flechl, Michael Kothmayer, Adelheid G. Obwaller, Thomas Zechmeister, Franz Rubel, Karin Lebl, Carina Zittra and Hans-Peter Fuehrer Tags: Research Source Type: research