Role of some environmental factors on the breeding activity of Anopheles arabiensis in New Halfa town, eastern Sudan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 252-259

  Himeidan, Yosif E ^a   Rayah, E El A ^b  

^a University of Kassala   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CROPLAND; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMIDITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LARVA; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDAN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SUDAN; URBAN HEALTH; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 45849129881     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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