10.5061/DRYAD.35HS3
Pigeault, Romain
French National Centre for Scientific Research
Vézilier, Julien
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Cornet, Stéphane
Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations
Zélé, Flore
University of Lisbon
Nicot, Antoine
French National Centre for Scientific Research
Perret, Philippe
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Gandon, Sylvain
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Rivero, Ana
French National Centre for Scientific Research
Data from: Avian malaria: a new lease of life for an old experimental
model to study the evolutionary ecology of Plasmodium
Dryad
dataset
2016
Avian malaria
within-host dynamics
Plasmodium
Culex pipiens
2016-05-29T00:00:00Z
2016-05-29T00:00:00Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0300
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Avian malaria has historically played an important role as a model in the
study of human malaria, being a stimulus for the development of medical
parasitology. Avian malaria has recently come back to the research scene
as a unique animal model to understand the ecology and evolution of the
disease, both in the field and in the laboratory. Avian malaria is highly
prevalent in birds and mosquitoes around the world and is amenable to
laboratory experimentation at each stage of the parasite's life
cycle. Here, we take stock of 5 years of experimental laboratory research
carried out using Plasmodium relictum SGS1, the most prevalent avian
malaria lineage in Europe, and its natural vector, the mosquito Culex
pipiens. For this purpose, we compile and analyse data obtained in our
laboratory in 14 different experiments. We provide statistical
relationships between different infection-related parameters, including
parasitaemia, gametocytaemia, host morbidity (anaemia) and transmission
rates to mosquitoes. This analysis provides a wide-ranging picture of the
within-host and between-host parameters that may bear on malaria
transmission and epidemiology.
data_Pigeault et al 2015Data were obtained in 14 different experiments.
The data file was created with Microsoft Excel Open XML. Data were
collected in laboratory. In the one hand, data concern the impact of
plasmodium infection on its host and its vector. There are data on the
variance in infection rate in bird, on the impact of plasmodium on bird
anaemia. Regarding the impact of Plasmodium on mosquitoes, there are data
on prevalence, parasite burden and the costs induced by Plasmodium on
mosquitoes' fecundity and longevity. In the other hand, there are
data on a time series regarding the evolution of birds' parasitaemia
and gametocytemia maintained in laboratory since 5 years.