Laboratory evaluation of traditional insect/mosquito repellent plants against Anopheles arabiensis, the predominant malaria vector in Ethiopia

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 529-534

  Karunamoorthi, Kaliyaperumal ^a   Mulelam, Adane ^a   Wassie, Fentahun ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BURN; DISEASE CARRIER; ETHIOPIA; HIGHER PLANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; OSTOSTEGIA EUROPAEA; OSTOSTEGIA INTEGRIFOLIA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILENE MACROSERENE; SMOKE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DISEASE VECTORS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; INSECT REPELLENTS; OLEA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SILENE; SMOKE;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ECHINOPS (PLANT); OLEA EUROPAEA; SILENE;

EID: 46749150922     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1001-9     Document Type: Article

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