Sentences with phrase «gametocyte stage»
«Finding new drugs that will also target the gametocyte stages of the malaria parasite are essential to reduce its transmission,» Cassera said.
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Compared to the new assays, the current molecular standard assay failed to identify 16 % of infections, and at least 40 % of those contained parasite gametocytes, the parasite stage that is transmitted when mosquitoes bite an infected person.