Absence of relationships between selected human factors and natural infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum to mosquitoes in an area of high transmission

Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 425-431

  Haji, H ^a,b   Smith, T ^c   Charlwood, J D ^a   Meuwissen, J H ^d  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anopheles funestus; Anopheles gambiae; Malaria; Tanzania; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029903870     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000081488     Document Type: Article

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