Studies of Anopheles gambiae s.l (Diptera: Culicidae) exhibiting different vectorial capacities in lymphatic filariasis transmission in the Gomoa district, Ghana

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Amuzu, Hilaria ^a   Wilson, Michael D ^a,b   Boakye, Daniel A ^a  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GHANA; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 77956480525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-3-85     Document Type: Article

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