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Falciparum Malaria: Accidental Transmission to Man by Mosquitoes after Infection with Culture-Derived Gametocytes

Jackie L. Williams, Bruce T. Innis, Thomas R. Burkot, David E. Hayes, and Imogene Schneider
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  • Department of Immunology and Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.657
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Volume 32: Issue 4
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657–659
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A case of falciparum malaria accidentally acquired in the laboratory is reported here. The infection apparently resulted from sporozoite transmission by mosquitoes which were infected with Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes produced in vitro.
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Copyright © 1983 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1983
Accepted:
18 Nov 1982
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Published Online:
Jul 1983
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