The purpose of this review is to summarize the biology of Plasmodium in the mosquito including recent data to contribute to better understanding of the developmental interaction between mosquito and malarial parasite. The entire sporogonic cycle is discussed taking into consideration different parasite/vector interactions and factors affecting parasite development to the mosquito.

Pyrimethamine is an antimalarial drug which possesses schizonticidal activity in both tissue and blood phases. Though pyrimethamine is known to inhibit folic acid metabolism of malarial parasites by binding with folio acid reductase (6), the cytological effect on the parasites is not completely understood. To our knowledge, there has been no study until now on the morphological effects of pyrim...

This paper reports the prevalence of malarial parasites in the human population of urban areas of Quetta District. Plasmodium falciparum was observed to be with a higher incidence (16.31%) in the age group of 21 years and above. Mosquitoes of the genus Culex was found to be more prevalent (96%), genus Anopheles was observed to be 0.86% and genus Aedes was found to be less

Indirect Immunofluorescence Antibody (IFA) Technique was employed, for field detection of malarial parasite. The technique involved application of homologous antigen slides of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax prepared in the field conditions. Serological study, simultaneously using P. falciparum and P. vivax antigens, brought out a clearer picture of distribution and role of the parasite spec...

Southeast Brazil is a neotropical region composed of a mosaic of different tropical habitats and mountain chains, which allowed for the formation of bird-rich communities with distinct ecological niches. Although this region has the potential to harbor a remarkable variety of avian parasites, there is a lack of information about the diversity of malarial parasites. We used molecular approaches ...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted in a private clinic to report frequency, presentation and management of malaria in children presenting with fever. METHODS 160 Children of age varying from 42 days to 15 years were included in this study, during a period of 1999-2004. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Malaria was confirmed in 154 cases, including 114 male and 46 female children. In 6 cases malarial...

Set in an unspecified time in the future, this medical thriller takes the readers through a wondrous journey of time. The narrative is suffused with science, myth, nihilism, philosophy and superstition. The book is based on the life of the Nobel Prize winning scientist, Sir Ronald Ross, who did a breakthrough research on malaria in 1989. It is an attempt to rewrite the story of Ronald Ross’s di...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Though the relationship between mosquito density and transmission of malaria in different regions of the country is known, no studies are available on the relationship between mosquito catches and malaria cases in Kalsi area of Dehradun district in Uttaranchal. Hence, the present study was done to evaluate the role of anopheline mosquitoes catches and prevalence of malari...