Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides modulates immunity of Anopheles against Plasmodium falciparum
Patrick Hörner, Leonard Heereman, Christoph Wenz…·Victoria Anne Ingham
This study shows that sub-lethal pyrethroid exposure in Anopheles mosquitoes reduces Plasmodium falciparum transmission by increasing reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, which activate an immune pathway and destroy ookinetes.