Detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles mosquitoes from Keonjhar district, Orissa, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 191-194

  Mahapatra, Namita ^a   Marai, N S ^a   Ranjit, M R ^a   Parida, S K ^a   Hansdah, D P ^a   Hazra, R K ^a   Kar, S K ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles; P. falciparum; PCR; Sporozoites

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33845384613     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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