The Employment of Multiply Infected Anopheles Quadrimaculatus to Effect Inoculation with Plasmodium Vivax and P. Falciparum

Mark F. Boyd Station for Malaria Research, Tallahassee, Florida

Search for other papers by Mark F. Boyd in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
,
S. F. Kitchen Station for Malaria Research, Tallahassee, Florida

Search for other papers by S. F. Kitchen in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
, and
W. H. Kupper Station for Malaria Research, Tallahassee, Florida

Search for other papers by W. H. Kupper in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1937.s1-17.849
Volume/Issue:
Volume s1-17: Issue 6
Page(s):
849–853
Restricted access
Get Permissions

Our success with the simultaneous inoculation of a patient with both Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum by means of a lot of Anopheles quadrimaculatus simultaneously infected with both species of parasites (1) led us to extend our observations in a direction calculated to give a better idea of the infecting potentialities of such multiply infected mosquitoes. We undertook the multiple infection of several lots of mosquitoes under conditions that would provide: (a) One lot (547) maturing the vivax infection first; (b) One lot (551) maturing the falciparum infection first; and (c) One lot (550) in which both infections would mature simultaneously.

These infections were accomplished by applying the mosquitoes successively to patients separately harboring P. vivax and P. falciparum respectively. After the infective feedings all lots were incubated at a temperature varying from 20° to 23°C. The details of the manner in which the several lots were infected are presented in table 1, which also shows the degree of infection secured in several companion lots employed as controls.

Author Notes

Published Online:
Nov 1937
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0096-6746
Past two years Past Year Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 778 594 137
Full Text Views 7 2 0
PDF Downloads 11 4 0
 

 

 

 
 
Affiliate Membership Banner
 
 
Research for Health Information Banner
 
 
CLOCKSS
 
 
 
Society Publishers Coalition Banner
Save