Abstract
In keeping with the 100th anniversary of Ronald Ross’s discovery of the malaria parasite in the mosquito vector, the opening talks at this 10th BSP (British Society for Parasitology) Malaria Meeting were on mosquito transmission. Prof. Fotis Kafatos (EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany) presented his extensive work on mosquito immune responses to parasite infection. Continuing the theme, Will Roeffen (Academic Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands) described preliminary results using phage display techniques to identify monoclonal antibodies that block malaria transmission. On mosquito behaviour, Rob Anderson (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) presented work showing that infected mosquitoes exhibit respectively less or more persistence in biting than do uninfected mosquitoes, depending upon whether they are infected with oocysts or sporozoites. Such changes in biting rate and survival strategies have significant implications on traditional models of mosquito transmission. A tribute to Ronald Ross from Ted Nye, his biographer1,2, concluded the session.
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