Physiographic and entomologic risk factors of malaria in Assam, India

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 451-456

  Dev, Vas ^a   Phookan, Sobhan ^a   Sharma, Vinod P ^a   Anand, Suraj P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b C DAC Mumbai   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGE; ANOPHELES; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INOCULATION; INSECT BITE; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX; SPECIES HABITAT; STREAM (RIVER); ZOOLOGY;

ANOPHELES MINIMUS; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 7644238935     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.451     Document Type: Review

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