Comparative performance of the Mbita trap, CDC light trap and the human landing catch in the sampling of Anopheles arabiensis, An. funestus and culicine species in a rice irrigation in western Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Mathenge, Evan M ^a,b   Misiani, Gedion O ^a   Oulo, David O ^a   Irungu, Lucy W ^b   Ndegwa, Paul N ^b   Smith, Tom A ^c   Killeen, Gerry F ^c,d   Knols, Bart G J ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CDC LIGHT TRAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN LANDING CATCH; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); KENYA; MALARIA CONTROL; MBITA TRAP; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 14644437114     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-7     Document Type: Article

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