A lab system to study Plasmodium vivax transmission and interactions with the vector

• Grant number: 14/50454-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2015
• End date: January 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Parasitology - Entomology and Malacology of Parasites and Vectors
• Agreement: Imperial College, UK
• Principal Investigator: Jayme Augusto de Souza-Neto
• Grantee: Jayme Augusto de Souza-Neto
• Principal researcher abroad: George Christophides
• Institution abroad: Imperial College London , England
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biotecnologia (IBTEC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: Botucatu
• Associated research grant: 13/11343-6 - Characterization of the microbiota-mediated anti-dengue mechanisms in wild Aedes aegypti populations, AP.JP

Abstract

Malaria is a devastating infectious disease, caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted between humans by bites of Anopheles mosquitoes. The WHO report estimates 207 million malaria cases and about 627,000 deaths in 2012 alone. In Latin America, (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CARLOS, BIANCA C.; RONA, LUISA D. P.; CHRISTOPHIDES, GEORGE K.; SOUZA-NETO, JAYME A.. A comprehensive analysis of malaria transmission in Brazil. PATHOGENS AND GLOBAL HEALTH, v. 113, n. 1, p. 1-13, JAN 2 2019. (13/11343-6, 14/50454-0)