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Plasmodium chabaudi malaria parasites adjust liver stage development to synchronise egressing blood stages with host daily rhythms, aligning egress from the liver into the blood with the time of day of rhythmic host feeding.
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Rodent model
Who
Plasmodium chabaudi parasites
What
Plasmodium chabaudi malaria parasites adjust liver stage development to synchronise egressing blood stages with host daily rhythms, aligning egress from the liver into the blood with the time of day of rhythmic host feeding.
When
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:19:39 GMT · 2h 52m ago
Where
Rodent model ·
Why
Aligning blood stage development with the feeding-fasting rhythm of the vertebrate host facilitates within-host survival and between-host transmission, enabling parasites to exploit the host’s food.
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How this affects you
This research reveals a mechanism by which malaria parasites adapt their life cycle to host daily rhythms, potentially influencing transmission dynamics and offering new avenues for therapeutic intervention targeting parasite synchronisation.
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