Age composition of incriminated malaria vector in a rural foothills in West Bengal, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-609

  Chandra, Goutam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles culicifacies; Malaria; Transmission; Vector

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIA; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION SIZE; RURAL AREA; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPOROZOITE; SURVIVAL RATE; WINTER;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REPRODUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SPOROZOITES;

EID: 51549092507     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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