Transmission dynamics of lymphatic filariasis: Density-dependence in the uptake of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae by vector mosquitoes

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 409-423

  Snow, Lucy C ^a   Michael, E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes; Anopheles; Culex; Density dependence; Filariasis control; Linear mixed effects models; Logarithmic regression; Lymphatic filariasis; Meta analysis; Microfilariae; Mosquitoes; Negative binomial model; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

MOSQUITO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELEPHANTIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FILARIOIDEA; ONCHOCERCIDAE; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0036914058     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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