Potential of Anopheles philippinensis-nivipes complex mosquitoes as malaria vector in north-east India

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 719-723

  Prakash, Anil ^a   Bhattacharyya, D R ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

An. nivipes; An. philippinensis; Circumsporozoite antigen; ELISA; Malaria transmission; North east India; Vector incrimination

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMPOROZOITE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DISEASE VECTOR; MALARIA; MOSQUITO;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES NIVIPES; ANOPHELES PHILIPPINENSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; INDIA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SPOROZOITE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ANOPHELES NIVIPES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 26244458800     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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