Using nylon strips to dispense mosquito attractants for sampling the malaria vector anopheles gambiae s.s.

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 274-282

  Okumu, F ^a,b,c   Biswaro, L ^a   Mbeleyela, E ^a   Killeen, G F ^a,d,e   Mukabana, R ^b   Moore, S J ^a,c,e  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Malaria; Odor dispensing methods; Synthetic lures; Trapping methods

Indexed keywords

GLASS; INSECT ATTRACTANTS; NYLON; PHEROMONE; POLYETHYLENE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GLASS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NYLONS; PHEROMONES; PHEROMONES, HUMAN; POLYETHYLENE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 77949288598     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09114     Document Type: Article

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