Anopheles species diversity and breeding habitat distribution and the prospect for focused malaria control in the western highlands of Kenya

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 44-51

  Mulambalah, C S ^a   Siamba, D N ^a   Ngeiywa, M M ^b   Vulule, J M ^c  

^a MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b University of Moi   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Breeding habitats sites; Kenya; Malaria vector; Polymerase chain reaction; Sibling species; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; BREEDING HABITAT DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HABITAT; IMAGO; KENYA; LARVAL STAGE; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 79960326371     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijtmed.2011.44.51     Document Type: Article

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