An exposure-free tool for monitoring adult malaria mosquito populations

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 596-600

  Govella, Nicodem J ^a,b   Moore, Jason D ^a,c   Killeen, Gerry F ^a,b  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CULEX; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALARIA; MANSONIA; MODEL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; SAMPLING; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TANZANIA; VALIDITY; ANIMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TANZANIA;

EID: 77957024048     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0682     Document Type: Article

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