Contributions of Anopheles larval control to malaria suppression in tropical Africa: Review of achievements and potential

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-21

  Walker, K ^a,c   Lynch, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles funestus; Anopheles gambiae complex; Bacterial larvicides; Drainage; Environmental management; Irrigation; IRS; ITN; IVM; Larval control; Larvicide; Larvivorous fish; Malaria vector control; Mosquito larvae; Tropical Africa; Water management

Indexed keywords

AFROTROPICAL REGION; DDT; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION; LARVA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; TROPICAL REGION; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; LARVA; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AFRICA;

ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33947304184     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00674.x     Document Type: Review

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