Anopheles rivulorum, a vector of human malaria in Africa

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 108-110

  Wilkes, T J ^a,d   Matola, Y G ^b   Charlwood, J D ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d Foxholes   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; An.rivulorum; Anopheles funestus; Malaria vector; Plasmodium falciparum; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES RIVULORUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CATTLE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030024314     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00092.x     Document Type: Article

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