Detection of plasmodium sporozoites in anopheles mosquitoes using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

• Main Authors: Chalermpon Kumpitak, Wang Nguitragool, Liwang Cui, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Sirasate Bantuchai
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering; Immunology and Microbiology; Neuroscience
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/76032
• Institution: Mahidol University

Plasmodium sporozoites are the infective stage of malaria parasites that infect humans. The sporozoites residing in the salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquitoes are transmitted to humans via mosquito bites during blood feeding. The presence of sporozoites in the mosquito salivary glands thus d...