Table 3 Detection of non-oocyst P. falciparum DNA in mosquito midguts after a blood meal
From: Assessing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in mosquito-feeding assays using quantitative PCR
Days post-infection | 1 parasite/µL blood meal (18S positive/total) | 1000 parasites/µL blood meal (18S positive/total) |
|---|---|---|
D1 | 10/10 (mean Cp 38.5; SD = 2.4) | 9/9 (mean Cp 33.1; SD = 1.0) |
D2 | 0/7 | 1/10 (Cp 38.4) |
D3 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
D6 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
D7 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
D8 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
D9 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
D10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |