Entomological evaluation of malaria vectors at different altitudes in Hai District, Northeastern Tanzania

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 580-588

  Kulkarni, M A ^a,b   Kweka, E ^b   Nyale, E ^c   Lyatuu, E ^b   Mosha, F W ^b,c   Chandramohan, D ^d   Rau, M E ^a   Drakeley, C ^b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Joint Malaria Programme   (Tanzania)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Anopheles arabiensis; Entomological inoculation rate; Malaria; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; INSECT CONTROL; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; TANZANIA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BLOOD; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; TANZANIA;

EID: 33745256457     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[580:EEOMVA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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