Seasonal changes of infectivity rates of Bancroftian filariasis vectors in coast province, Kenya

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-224

  Kasili, Sichangi ^a   Oyieke, Florence ^b   Wamae, C ^c   Mbogo, Charles ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Filariasis; Non transmission season; Transmission season; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BANCROFTIAN FILARIASIS; CULEX; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; KENYA; LARVA; MOSQUITO; SEASONAL VARIATION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 70350028186     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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