The importance of Anopheles albitarsis e and An. darlingi in human malaria transmission in Boa Vista, state of Roraima, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Póvoa, Marinete Marins ^a   De Souza, Raimundo Tadeu Lessa ^a   Lacerda, Raimundo Nonato Da Luz ^a   Rosa, Edvaldo Santa ^a   Galiza, Deocleciano ^a   De Souza, James Rodrigues ^b   Wirtz, Robert A ^c   Schlichting, Carl D ^d   Econn, Jan ^e  

^a INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^b Programa Municipal de DST Aids   (Brazil)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles albitarsis E; Anopheles darlingi; Brazil; Malaria; Roraima

Indexed keywords

ALBITARSIS; ANOPHELES ALBITARSIS; ANOPHELES DARLINGI; OSWALDOI; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 33645565783     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000200008     Document Type: Review

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