New records of Anopheles arabiensis breeding on the Mount Kenya highlands indicate indigenous malaria transmission

Malaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chen, Hong ^a   Githeko, Andrew K ^b   Zhou, Guofa ^a   Githure, John I ^c   Yan, Guiyun ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES VECTOR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; KENYA; LARVAL STAGE; MALARIA; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; LARVA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS;

EID: 33646350015     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-17     Document Type: Article

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