Short report: Estimation of the human blood index in malaria mosquito vectors in Equatorial Guinea after indoor antivector interventions

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 298-301

  Pappa, Vasiliki ^a   Reddy, Michael ^a   Overgaard, Hans J ^b,c   Abaga, Simon ^d   Caccone, Adalgisa ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Medical Care Development International   (Equatorial Guinea)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Equatorial Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GUINEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN BLOOD INDEX; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECT; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BLOOD; CULICIDAE; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79952670934     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0463     Document Type: Article

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