Habitat characterization and mapping of anopheles maculatus (theobald) mosquito larvae in malaria endemic areas in kuala lipis, Pahang, Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 821-830

  Rohani, A ^a   Najdah, W M A Wan ^a   Zamree, I ^a   Azahari, A H ^a   Noor, I Mohd ^a   Rahimi, H ^b   Lee, H L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Kuala Lipis ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anopheles maculatus; Distribution; Habitat; Malaysia; Mosquito larvae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOSYSTEM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LARVA; MALARIA; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; RIVER;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALARIA; MALAYSIA; RIVERS;

EID: 79952111892     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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