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Development of a new transmission-blocking method against malaria, using rare sugar-containing sugar solution as food for vector mosquitoes
Objectives
To develop a new transmission-blocking method against malaria, using rare sugar-containing sugar solution.
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Rationale and Abstract
We demonstrated that D-allose, a kind of rare sugars, has strong transmission-blocking effect against rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei, in the vector mosquito Anopheles stephensi. Furthermore, rare sugar-containing syrup widely available at stores has been shown to possess transmission-blocking effect which is comparable in efficacy to D-allose. These results will have a striking positive impact for developing a new transmission-blocking method using rare sugars in malaria-endemic countries.
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Date
Apr 2015 — Mar 2018
Total Project Funding
$33,000
Funding Details
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan
Grant number: 15K15123
JPY 3.8 M
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