Susceptibility of Anopheles sinensis to Plasmodium vivax in malarial outbreak areas of central China

• Main Authors: Guoding Zhu, Hui Xia, Huayun Zhou, Julin Li, Feng Lu, Yaobao Liu, Jun Cao, Qi Gao, Jetsumon Sattabongkot
• Other Authors: Ministry of Health of People's Republic of China
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31905
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Anopheles sinensis, Anopheles anthropophagus, Anopheles minimus and Anopheles dirus are the major vectors of malaria transmission in China. Anopheles sinensis is considered a secondary vector due to its relatively low malaria-transmission ability. However, in 2005, an outbreak of over 40...