Spatial distribution and habitat characterisation of Anopheles larvae along the Kenyan coast

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-51

  Mwangangi, Joseph M ^a,b   Mbogo, Charles M ^a   Muturi, Ephantus J ^c   Nzovu, Joseph G ^a   Githure, John I ^b   Yan, Guiyun ^d   Minakawa, Noboru ^d   Novak, Robert ^c   Beier, John C ^e  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Habitat characterisation; rDNA PCR technique; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; KENYA; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; KENYA; LARVA; LOGISTIC MODELS; RURAL POPULATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 33847723070     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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