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Journal Article
Higher gametocyte production and mosquito infectivity in chronic compared to incident Plasmodium falciparum infections
2021
Overview
Plasmodium falciparum
gametocyte kinetics and infectivity may differ between chronic and incident infections. In the current study, we assess parasite kinetics and infectivity to mosquitoes among children (aged 5–10 years) from Burkina Faso with (a) incident infections following parasite clearance (
n
= 48) and (b) chronic asymptomatic infections (
n
= 60). In the incident infection cohort, 92% (44/48) of children develop symptoms within 35 days, compared to 23% (14/60) in the chronic cohort. All individuals with chronic infection carried gametocytes or developed them during follow-up, whereas only 35% (17/48) in the incident cohort produce gametocytes before becoming symptomatic and receiving treatment. Parasite multiplication rate (PMR) and the relative abundance
of ap2-g
and
gexp-5
transcripts are positively associated with gametocyte production. Antibody responses are higher and PMR lower in chronic infections. The presence of symptoms and sexual stage immune responses are associated with reductions in gametocyte infectivity to mosquitoes. We observe that most incident infections require treatment before the density of mature gametocytes is sufficient to infect mosquitoes. In contrast, chronic, asymptomatic infections represent a significant source of mosquito infections. Our observations support the notion that malaria transmission reduction may be expedited by enhanced case management, involving both symptom-screening and infection detection.
In this longitudinal study of an incident (new infections) and chronic (asymptomatic infections) cohort of Plasmodium falciparum infection in children in Burkina Faso, the authors show higher gametocyte production and mosquito infectivity in chronic infections.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
Subject
/ 45/23
/ 45/77
/ 49/90
/ 82/1
/ Animals
/ Anopheles - growth & development
/ Child
/ Children
/ Female
/ Humanities and Social Sciences
/ Humans
/ Insect Vectors - growth & development
/ Insect Vectors - parasitology
/ Kinetics
/ Malaria
/ Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology
/ Malaria, Falciparum - parasitology
/ Malaria, Falciparum - transmission
/ Male
/ Plasmodium falciparum - growth & development
/ Plasmodium falciparum - physiology
/ Science
