Habitat characterization and spatial distribution of Anopheles sp. mosquito larvae in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) during an extended dry period

Malaria Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Sattler, Michael A ^a   Mtasiwa, Deo ^b   Kiama, Michael ^b   Premji, Zul ^c   Tanner, Marcel ^a   Killeen, Gerry F ^a,d   Lengeler, Christian ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Regional Administration and Local Government   (Tanzania)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DISASTERS; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 14644391589     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-4     Document Type: Article

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