Quantifying mosquito biting patterns on humans by DNA fingerprinting of bloodmeals

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 722-728

  Michael, E ^a   Ramaiah, K D ^a   Hoti, S L ^a   Barker, G ^a   Paul, M R ^a   Yuvaraj, J ^a   Das, P K ^a   Grenfell, B T ^a   Bundy, D A P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INSECT BITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TANDEM REPEAT; URBAN AREA;

ARACHNIDA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0035684335     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.722     Document Type: Article

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