World Malaria Report 2022. a malaria\infected host that contains gametocytes. The gametocytes fertilize to form ookinetes VCH-916 that can traverse the mosquito midgut and transform into oocysts, each containing thousands of sporozoites. Finally, sporozoites migrate to the mosquito’s salivary glands to initiate a new infectious cycle in a susceptible host. 3 The pre\erythrocytic stage, involving […]