Avian malaria alters the dynamics of blood feeding in Culex pipiens mosquitoes
Some Plasmodium species have the ability to modify the behaviour of their mosquito vectors. This is thought to be an adaptive strategy that maximizes the parasite ’s transmission.
Source: Malaria Journal - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: St éphane Cornet, Antoine Nicot, Ana Rivero and Sylvain Gandon Tags: Research Source Type: research