TY - JOUR
T1 - Entomopathogenic fungi as biological insecticides to control malaria
AU - Kanzok, Stefan M.
AU - Jacobs-Lorena, Marcelo
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - Malaria is arguably the most serious vector-borne disease worldwide. The already-alarming number of deaths caused by malaria is increasing, caused in part by the increase in mosquito resistance to chemical insecticides. In two recent articles, the use of an approach was reported that could open a new front in the fight against malaria. Laboratory and field studies demonstrate that entomopathogenic fungi can efficiently kill adult anopheline mosquitoes, the females of which are the obligatory vectors for malaria parasites.
AB - Malaria is arguably the most serious vector-borne disease worldwide. The already-alarming number of deaths caused by malaria is increasing, caused in part by the increase in mosquito resistance to chemical insecticides. In two recent articles, the use of an approach was reported that could open a new front in the fight against malaria. Laboratory and field studies demonstrate that entomopathogenic fungi can efficiently kill adult anopheline mosquitoes, the females of which are the obligatory vectors for malaria parasites.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pt.2005.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.pt.2005.12.008
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 16377249
AN - SCOPUS:31344455847
SN - 1471-4922
VL - 22
SP - 49
EP - 51
JO - Trends in parasitology
JF - Trends in parasitology
IS - 2
ER -