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Mojca Kristan
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Medical entomologist. Mosquitoes and malaria transmission but also other mossies, sand flies, ticks and diseases they transmit. @LSHTM
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Very proud of the high and consistent mosquito infections the LSHTM MTF is getting! So vital for many of our research projects!
lshtm-malaria.bsky.social LSHTM Malaria Centre @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social · Apr 24
Ahead of #WorldMalariaDay2025, @lshtm.bsky.social ’s Human Malaria Transmission Facility reports its most successful P. falciparum / A. coluzzii infections to date—advancing lab-based research in the global fight against malaria.

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The image shows Anopheles coluzzii mosquito midguts heavily infected with Plasmodium falciparum oocysts (orange circles). Each single oocyst can produce around 10,000 sporozites that have the potential to infect a human with malaria when the mosquito next bites. The image shows Anopheles coluzzii mosquito midguts heavily infected with Plasmodium falciparum oocysts (orange circles). Each single oocyst can produce around 10,000 sporozites that have the potential to infect a human with malaria when the mosquito next bites.
April 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM