Rainfall patterns and population dynamics of Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans arabiensis, Patton 1905 (Diptera: Culicidae), a potential vector of Rift Valley Fever virus in Senegal

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-106

  Mondet, Bernard ^a,b   Diaïté, Amadou ^b   Ndione, Jacques André ^c   Fall, Assane G ^b   Chevalier, Véronique ^d   Lancelot, Renaud ^d   Ndiaye, Magate ^b   Ponçon, Nicolas ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^b ISRA LNERV   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^d CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes vexans arabiensis; Population dynamics; Rainfall variations; Rift Valley Fever

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; SENEGAL; TIME; VIROLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SENEGAL; TIME FACTORS;

AEDES (GENUS); AEDES (SUBGENUS); AEDES VEXANS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 17444389159     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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