Seasonal abundance, vector behavior, and malaria parasite transmission in Eritrea

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-164

  Shililu, Josephat ^a,b   Ghebremeskel, Tewolde ^a   Seulu, Fessahaye ^a   Mengistu, Solomon ^a   Fekadu, Helen ^a   Zerom, Mehari ^a   Asmelash, G E ^a   Sintasath, David ^a   Mbogo, Charles ^b,c   Githure, John ^b   Brantly, Eugene ^d   Beier, John C ^e   Novak, Robert J ^f  

^a Ministry of Health   (Eritrea)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Environmental Health Project   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Entomological inoculation rate; Seasonal density; Vector behavior; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ERITREA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ERITREA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242752005     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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