Early warning of malaria epidemics in African highlands using Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) indoor resting density

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 664-674

  Lindblade, Kim A ^a,b   Walker, Edward D ^a,c   Wilson, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kenya   (Kenya)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Anopheles; Epidemic; Forecasting methods; Malaria; Sample size

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALARIA; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; UGANDA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALARIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEASONS; UGANDA;

EID: 0034265193     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.5.664     Document Type: Article

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