Differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles : effects of host characteristics and parasite infection

Abstract

The results of a series of studies designed to understand the principal factors that determine the differential attractiveness of humans to the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae are described in this thesis. Specific attention was paid to the role of body emanations and infection (of humans) with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum . The main findings of these studies are summarised in the following sections.