Anthropophily of malaria vectors in Kahnouj district, south of Kerman, Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 27-35

  Basseri, Hamid R ^a   Moosakazemi, S H ^a   Yosafi, S ^b   Mohebali, M ^a   Hajaran, H ^a   Jedari, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Health Center of Kahnouj   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Anthropophily; Iran; Malaria; Seasonal activity

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BED NET; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MICROCLIMATE; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 25444515748     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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