Phlebotomus argentipes seasonal patterns in India and Nepal

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-286

  Picado, Albert ^a   Das, Murari Lal ^b   Kumar, Vijay ^c   Dinesh, Diwakar S ^c   Rijal, Suman ^b   Singh, Shri P ^d   Das, Pradeep ^c   Coosemans, Marc ^e   Boelaert, Marleen ^e   Davies, Clive ^a  

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

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c RAJENDRA MEMORIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Phlebotomus argentipes; Sand fly; Vector control; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; NEPAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; NEPAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS ARGENTIPES;

EID: 77949292140     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09175     Document Type: Article

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