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Favorisation de la transmission : manipulation parasitaire et plasticité chez Plasmodium. Le cas de la malaria aviaire
Favorisation de la transmission : manipulation parasitaire et plasticité chez Plasmodium. Le cas de la malaria aviaire Adaptations for transmission in avian malaria: parasitic manipulation and plasticity
Presented by Cornet, Stéphane
CBGP postdoctorate
Main results :
Mosquitoes are preferentially attracted by infected birds , particularly those with chronic infection,
That choice is independent of the infection status of the mosquito.
Following exposure to mosquitoes , chronically infected birds exhibits parasitic outbreak ,
resulting in an increase in the prevalence of infection in mosquitoes .