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. 1990 Nov;43(5):441-5.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1990.43.441.

Plasmodium falciparum-infected Anopheles stephensi inconsistently transmit malaria to humans

L S Rickman  1 , T R Jones, G W Long, S Paparello, I Schneider, C F Paul, R L Beaudoin, S L Hoffman
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Plasmodium falciparum-infected Anopheles stephensi inconsistently transmit malaria to humans

L S Rickman et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1990 Nov.

Abstract

Malaria was transmitted to only 5 of 10 volunteers bitten by 1-2 Anopheles stephensi carrying sporozoites of the 3D7 clone of the NF54 strain of Plasmodium falciparum in their salivary glands. Parasites were detectable by culture in blood taken 7-10 days following exposure and by thick blood film 14-16.5 days after exposure. Infectivity did not correlate with the numbers of sporozoites in the salivary glands.

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