NIRS Measurements for Detecting Plasmodium berghei in Lab-Reared Mosquitoes

Two experiment files contain near-infrared spectroscopy absorbance measurements for wavelengths from 350 to 2500 nanometers. The data corresponds to lab-reared Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes infected with Plasmodium berghei, with response variables of oocyst counts or sporozoite counts. The dataset is associated with research by Pedro M. Esperança from Imperial College London, published in Parasites and Vectors in 2018.

Use Cases

• Classify mosquito infection status based on near-infrared spectroscopy absorbance measurements.
• Predict oocyst count levels using spectral data from Experiment 1.
• Predict sporozoite count categories using spectral data from Experiment 2.
• Develop spectral biomarkers for Plasmodium berghei infection in Anopheles stephensi.

Strengths

• Data is structured for two distinct experiments with clear response variables (oocyst and sporozoite counts).
• Includes 2151 NIRS absorbance measurement columns per scan, covering a broad spectral range from 350 to 2500 nm.
• Associated with a peer-reviewed publication providing detailed experimental methodology.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent beyond the initial description; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect bias inherent to lab-reared mosquitoes and a single parasite species.

Provenance

Source

Imperial College London

Collection Method

Lab experiments using near-infrared spectroscopy on infected mosquitoes.