Spatial distribution of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus and malaria transmission in Suba District, Western Kenya

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-196

  Shililu, Josephat I ^a,c,j   Mbogo, Charles M ^b   Mutero, Clifford M ^a,h,i   Gunter, James T ^d   Swalm, Chris ^f   Regens, James L ^d   Keatings, Joseph ^e   Yan, Guiyun ^g   Githure, John I ^a   Beier, John C ^e,k  

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

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^h INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

ⁱ Ministry of Health ^*  (South Africa)

^j Ministry of Health   (Eritrea)

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

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Author keywords

Anopheles funestus; Anopheles gambaie; EIR; Spatial distribution; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES (GENUS); ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 4344696072     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400023584     Document Type: Article

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