Billingsley, Peter,

Malaria in the mosquito [electronic resource] / Peter Billingsley. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2011. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (51 min.) : color, sound). - Vector-borne diseases : characterization and epidemiology of arthropod transmitted infections, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Vector-borne diseases. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Malaria: one of the world's foremost killers -- Malaria in the mosquito -- The mosquito midgut -- Exflagellation -- Ookinetes -- Antibodies block transmission to mosquito -- CTRP KO results in loss of infectivity to mosquito -- The time bomb theory of ookinete invasion -- Oocysts -- Interactions between Plasmodium and mosquito midgut -- Insect immunity -- Sporozoites -- A sporozoite based malaria vaccine -- Dynamics of Malaria in the mosquito.

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2846 Henry Stewart Talks


Antimalarials.
Malaria.
Mosquitoes.
Antimalarials.
Malaria--prevention & control.
Plasmodium.
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