Malaria Transmitted to Humans by Mosquitoes Infected from Cultured Plasmodium falciparum

Jeffrey D. ChulayWalter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100

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Imogene SchneiderWalter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100

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Thomas M. CosgriffU.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 21701

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W. Ripley BallouWalter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100

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Isabella A. QuakyiLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20205

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Richard CarterLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20205

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Malaria was transmitted to six normal human volunteers by mosquitoes infected from cultured gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum. This method, which offers advantages over other methods of infecting volunteers, will be useful for evaluating the efficacy of human malaria vaccines.

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