Phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) seasonal distribution and infection rates in a defined focus of Leishmania tropica

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 854-858

  Johnson, Richard N ^a   Lawyer, Phillip G ^a   Ngumbi, Philip M ^a   Mebrahtu, Yemane B ^a   Mwanyumba, J Panwel ^a   Mosonik, Nancy C ^a   Makasa, S Juma ^a   Githure, John I ^a   Roberts, Clifford R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFECTION RATE; KENYA; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 0032955903     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.854     Document Type: Article

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