Breeding propensity of Anopheles stephensi in chlorinated and rainwater containers in Kolkata City, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-60

  Mandal, Bithika ^a   Biswas, Baishakhi ^a   Banerjee, A ^a   Mukherjee, T K ^a   Nandi, J ^b   Biswas, D ^a  

^a Kolkata Municipal Corporation   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Chlorinated water; Container index; Kolkata municipal corporation; Malaria; Rainwater

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHLORINATION; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; INDIA; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BREEDING; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; RAIN; SEASONS; WATER;

EID: 79952914996     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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