Distribution and chromosomal characterization of the Anopheles gambiae complex in Angola

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 169-175

  Calzetta, Maria ^b   Santolamazza, Federica ^b   Carrara, Gian Carlo ^a   Cani, Pedro J ^c   Fortes, Filomeno ^c   Di Deco, Maria Angela ^b   Della Torre, Alessandra ^a,b   Petrarca, Vincenzo ^b  

^a Università La Sapienza ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Ministério da Saúde Programa Nacional de Controle da Malária   (Angola)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ANGOLA; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES MELAS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANGOLA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CHROMOSOMES; CLIMATE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 39549100375     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.169     Document Type: Article

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