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ArticleScientific reports2023

Myzomyia and Pyretophorus series of Anopheles mosquitoes acting as probable vectors of the goat malaria parasite Plasmodium caprae in Thailand.

Anh Hoang Lan Nguyen, Sittiporn Pattaradilokrat, Winai Kaewlamun, Osamu Kaneko, Masahito Asada, Morakot Kaewthamasorn

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anh Hoang Lan NguyenThe International Graduate Program of Veterinary Science and Technology (VST), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Sittiporn PattaradilokratDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Winai KaewlamunSchool of Agricultural Resources, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Osamu KanekoDepartment of Protozoology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.
Masahito AsadaNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Department of Global Cooperation, Research Unit for Global Infection Control, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, 080-8555, Japan. masada@obihiro.ac.jp.
Morakot KaewthamasornVeterinary Parasitology Research Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. morakot.k@chula.ac.th.
Chulalongkorn University · THNagasaki University · JPObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlike malaria parasites in humans, non-human primates, rodents, and birds, ungulate malaria parasites and their vectors have received little attention. As a result, understanding of the hosts, vectors, and biology of ungulate malaria parasites has remained limited. In this study, we aimed to identify the vectors of the goat malaria parasite Plasmodium caprae. A total of 1019 anopheline and 133 non-anopheline mosquitoes were collected from goat farms in Thailand, where P. caprae-infected goats were discovered. Anopheline mosquitoes were identified using molecular biological methods that target the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1), the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 (cox2) genes, and the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region. Pool and individual mosquitoes were tested for P. caprae using the head-thorax parts that contain the salivary glands, with primers targeting three genetic markers including cytochrome b, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, and 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA genes. Additionally, goat blood samples were collected concurrently with mosquito surveys and screened to determine the status of malaria infection. This study revealed nine mosquito species belonging to six groups on goat farms, including Hyrcanus, Barbirostris, Subpictus, Funestus, Tessellatus, and Annularis. The DNA of P. caprae was detected in Anopheles subpictus and Anopheles aconitus. This is the first time An. subpictus and An. aconitus have been implicated as probable vectors of P. caprae.

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AnophelesMalariaPlasmodiumAnimalsElectron Transport Complex IVGoatsMosquito VectorsThailandElectron Transport Complex IV

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PMID36599869
PMCPMC9812981
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