Transmission of malaria in the Tesseney area of Eritrea: Parasite prevalence in children, and vector density, host preferences, and sporozoite rate

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-32

  Waka, Maedot ^a,c   Hopkins, Richard James ^a   Akinpelu, Oluyomi ^b   Curtis, Chris ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Blood meals; Indoor resting catches; Malaria prevalence; Sporozoite rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERITREA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSECT BITE; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SPOROZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULICIDAE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERITREA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SPOROZOITES;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; TANACETUM CINERARIIFOLIUM;

EID: 22144459830     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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