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  • Epidemiological implications of sporozoite aggregation in malaria vectors

    Creator:
    Li, Xiaohong, 1963-
    Abstract:
    This study describes and quantifies some microprocesses of malaria transmission including blood vessel location by Anopheles stephensi and sporozoites delivery of An. stephensi infected by Plasmodium berghei. The study models the effects of malaria parasite-induced changes in probing behavior and mosquito mortality on disease transmisson. Finally, host, vector, and parasitological...
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    Dissertation
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    philosophy and insightful thoughts toward natural sciences. I thank Dr. Ralph E. Berry, one of my committee