Vector control: agents of selection on malaria parasites?
Insect vectors are responsible for spreading many infectious diseases, yet interactions between pathogens/parasites and insect vectors remain poorly understood. Filling this knowledge gap matters because vectors are evolving in response to the deployment of vector control tools (VCTs). Yet, whilst t...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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[October 2022]
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Trends in parasitology
Year: 2022, Volume: 38, Issue: 10, Pages: 890-903 |
| ISSN: | 1471-5007 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pt.2022.07.006 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2022.07.006 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471492222001581 
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| Author Notes: | Catherine E. Oke, Victoria A. Ingham, Craig A. Walling, and Sarah E. Reece |
| Summary: | Insect vectors are responsible for spreading many infectious diseases, yet interactions between pathogens/parasites and insect vectors remain poorly understood. Filling this knowledge gap matters because vectors are evolving in response to the deployment of vector control tools (VCTs). Yet, whilst the evolutionary responses of vectors to VCTs are being carefully monitored, the knock-on consequences for parasite evolution have been overlooked. By examining how mosquito responses to VCTs impact upon malaria parasite ecology, we derive a framework for predicting parasite responses. Understanding how VCTs affect the selection pressures imposed on parasites could help to mitigate against parasite evolution that leads to unfavourable epidemiological outcomes. Furthermore, anticipating parasite evolution will inform monitoring strategies for VCT programmes as well as uncovering novel VCT strategies. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 04.01.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-5007 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pt.2022.07.006 |