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Multiple Malaria Infections in Mosquitoes

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QUESTION

Is it possible for female Anopheles to have a multiple infections?

ANSWER

Yes. Anopheles mosquitoes have been found in the wild with mixed infections of different Plasmodium species, and have also been shown to be capable of transmitting mixed infections under laboratory conditions.