Variations in species composition and infection rates in Anopheles gambiae s.l. across eco-vegetational zones in Nigeria and Cameroon

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-54

  Noutcha, M A E ^a,b   Anumudu, C I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae s.l; Eco vegetational zone; Infection rates; Species composition

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMSPOROZOITE PROTEIN; RAIN;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOTONE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAUNA; FOREST; HABITAT; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION RATE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; SAVANNA; SEASON; SPECIES COMPOSITION; VEGETATION; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CAMEROON; DISEASE VECTORS; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 77949521699     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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