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Science 17 September 1976:
Vol. 193. no. 4258, pp. 1150 - 1151
DOI: 10.1126/science.959832
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Science, Vol 193, Issue 4258, 1150-1151
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Successful immunization against the sexual stages of Plasmodium gallinaceum

RW Gwadz

Gametocyte infectivity and oocyst development of the avian malaria parasite, Plasmodium gallinaceum, can be reduced or eliminated in mosquitoes by immunizing the chickens on which the mosquitoes feed with infected red blood cells that have been treated with formalin or x-rays. Protection of the mosquito appears to be related to the immobilization of the microgametes in its gut and is associated with the immunoglobulin G fraction of serum.


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