Outbreak of falciparum malaria in the Thar Desert (India), with particular emphasis on physiographic changes brought about by extensive canalization and their impact on vector density and dissemination

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 541-555

  Tyagi, B K ^a   Chaudhary, R C ^a  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Malaria outbreak; P. falciparum; Physiography; Thar Desert; Vector density

Indexed keywords

ARID LANDS; ARID REGION; CANALIZATION; DISEASE PREVALANCE; DISEASE VECTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT; MALARIA; MALARIA PREVALENCE; MOSQUITO; MOSQUITO POPULATION;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN; THAR DESERT;

ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031194522     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0188     Document Type: Article

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