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. 2017 May;33(5):338-339.
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Mar 20.

Malaria Altering Host Attractiveness and Mosquito Feeding

Lauren Cator  1
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Malaria Altering Host Attractiveness and Mosquito Feeding

Lauren Cator. Trends Parasitol. 2017 May.

Abstract

Several studies have suggested that malaria parasites stack the odds of transmission in their favour by manipulating the attraction profiles of their hosts. A recent study provides evidence that a specific parasite factor, (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl pyrophosphate, may increase both the attractiveness of infected vertebrates and the susceptibility of mosquitoes to infection.

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