|
|
Lymph nodes found to host malarial parasites
- Article from:
-
The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
-
January 23, 2006
|
Copyright informationCopyright © HT Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
New York, Jan 23 -- Malarial parasites develop not only in the liver - as believed until now - but also in lymph nodes, says a new study.
When a mosquito infected with plasmodium bites a mammal, the immature parasites travel to the animal's liver, which until now scientists thought was the only place where they could develop.
But researchers led by Robert Ménard of Pasteur Institute in Paris found that the parasites developing in an unexpected place: the lymph nodes, according to a report published on the website of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
The researchers infected mosquitoes with fluorescent-tagged plasmodium parasites and then allowed the mosquitoes to bite a mouse. ...