Targeting Malaria in Flight

In recent work, Paton et al. (2019) Paton D.G. Childs L.M. Itoe M.A. Holmdahl I.E. Buckee C.O. Catteruccia F. Exposing Anopheles mosquitoes to antimalarials blocks Plasmodium parasite transmission. Nature. 2019; 567 : 239-243 Crossref PubMed Scopus (2) Google Scholar report that mosquitoes exposed to atovaquone, a known antimalarial, are resistant to infection by the malaria parasite Plasmodium. Their results may be the foundation for the discovery of a new arsenal of antimalarials