ERC Consolidator Grant · 2019
Quantifying the spread of P. falciparum malaria
Background: A major challenge for malaria elimination is its phenomenally efficient spread through sexual stage parasites (gametocytes). Many individuals in endemic settings harbour low but transmissible gametocyte densities. It is currently unclear how gametocyte density translates into the likelihood that an infected mosquito gives rise to secondary infections, who drive malaria transmission at population level and how anti-gametocyte immunity affects gametocyte production and infectivity. I hypothesize that secondary infections can arise from low-density infections but that higher gametocyte densities result in comparatively more infectious mosquitoes and an increased number of secondary…
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