Malaria in Honiara, Solomon Islands: Vector studies

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 372-377

  Bell, David ^a,b   Cameron, Andrew ^a   Fernando, Mary ^a   Pholsyna, Khonesavanh ^a   Foley, Desmond ^a   Bakote'e, Bernard ^c   Bryan, Joan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Katherine District Hospital   (Australia)

^c Solomon Isl Med Train Res Inst   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA PROBE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALARIA; MELANESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DNA PROBES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MELANESIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030154308     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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