Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Density and Infectivity in Peripheral Blood and Skin Tissue of Naturally Infected Parasite Carriers in Burkina Faso.
Elamaran MeibalanAissata BarryMatthew P GibbinsShehu AwanduLisette Meerstein-KesselFiona AchcarSelina BoppChristopher MoxonAmidou DiarraSiaka DebeNicolas OuédraogoInes Barry-SomeEmilie S BadoumTraoré FagnimaKjerstin LankeBronner P GonçalvesJohn BradleyDyann WirthChris DrakeleyWamdaogo Moussa GuelbeogoAlfred B TionoMatthias MartiTeun BousemaPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
Our data strongly suggest that there is no significant skin sequestration of P. falciparum gametocytes. Gametocyte densities in peripheral blood are thus informative for predicting onward transmission potential to mosquitoes and can be used to target and monitor malaria elimination initiatives.