Geographic distribution and breeding site preference of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Cameroon, Central Africa

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 726-731

  Simard, Frédéric ^a,b,c   Nchoutpouen, Elysée ^a,b   Toto, Jean Claude ^a,b   Fontenille, Didier ^a,d  

^a Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^b Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^c Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Africa; Cameroon; Larval ecology

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARBOVIRUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; STEGOMYIA;

EID: 25444501510     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.5.726     Document Type: Article

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