Spatial and temporal distribution of the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in northern Sudan: Influence of environmental factors and implications for vector control

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ageep, Tellal B ^a   Cox, Jonathan ^b   Hassan, M'Oawia M ^a   Knols, Bart Gj ^c,g   Benedict, Mark Q ^d   Malcolm, Colin A ^e   Babiker, Ahmed ^f   El Sayed, Badria B ^a  

^a TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sudan)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f National Center for Research Sudan   (Sudan)

^g KandS Consulting   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; LARVAL STAGE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEST MANAGEMENT; RANDOM SAMPLE; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDAN; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LARVA; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SUDAN;

EID: 67650727599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-123     Document Type: Article

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