A quantitative analysis of the distribution of plasmodium falciparum oocysts in anopheles gambiae;Analyse quantitative de la distribution des oocystes de plasmodium falciparum chez anopheles gambiae

Parasite

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Pichon, G ^a   Robert, V ^b,e   Tchuinkam, T ^c   Mulder, B ^c   Verhave, J P ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Centre ORSTOM de Dakar   (Senegal)

^c Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Distribution; Negative binomial; Oocyst; Overdispersion; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0007945372     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1996032161     Document Type: Article

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