Sentences with phrase «parasite gametocytes»
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.
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Two teams have independently discovered that a single regulatory protein acts as the master genetic switch that triggers the development of male and female sexual forms (termed gametocytes) of the malaria parasite, solving a long - standing mystery in parasite biology with important implications for human health.
The parasites split in the patient's red blood cells, forming male and female sex cells (gametocytes).
«Finding new drugs that will also target the gametocyte stages of the malaria parasite are essential to reduce its transmission,» Cassera said.