PLASMODIUM-INFECTED ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES COLLECTED IN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND FOLLOWING LOCAL TRANSMISSION OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA

L. Robert, Leon; D. Santos-Ciminera, Patricia; G. Andre, Richard; W. Schultz, George; G. Lawyer, Phillip; Nigro, Joseph; Masuoka, Penny; A. Wirtz, Robert; E. Neely, John; N. Gaines, David; E. Cannon, Charles; Pettit, Denise; W. Garvey, Carol; J. Goodfriend, David; R. Roberts, Donald

doi:10.2987/8756-971x(2005)21[187:pamciv]2.0.co;2

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PLASMODIUM-INFECTED ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES COLLECTED IN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND FOLLOWING LOCAL TRANSMISSION OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Published in Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association • Jun 1, 2005

Authors:

Leon L. Robert

Patricia D. Santos-Ciminera

Richard G. Andre

Abstract

Two recent outbreaks of locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria in Virginia in 1998 and 2002 demonstrate the continued risk of endemic mosquito-transmitted malaria in heavily populated areas of the eastern United States. Increasing immigration, growth in global travel, and the presence of com...

Subject

Malaria

Plasmodium vivax

Circumsporozoite protein

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