Avian Plasmodium in Eastern Austrian mosquitoes

Abstract Background Insect vectors, namely mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), are compulsory for malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) to complete their life cycle. Despite this, little is known about vector competence of different mosquito species for the transmission of avian malaria parasites. Method...

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Main Authors: Ellen Schoener, Sarah Susanne Uebleis, Julia Butter, Michaela Nawratil, Claudia Cuk, Eva Flechl, Michael Kothmayer, Adelheid G. Obwaller, Thomas Zechmeister, Franz Rubel, Karin Lebl, Carina Zittra, Hans-Peter Fuehrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2035-1