Anopheles gambiae exploits the treehole ecosystem in western Kenya: A new urban malaria risk?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2007, Pages 264-269

  Omlin, Francois X ^a   Carlson, John C ^b   Ogbunugafor, C Brandon ^c   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a  

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

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREE; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREES; URBAN POPULATION; WATER;

EID: 40049111131     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.264     Document Type: Article

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