Seasonal prevalence & resting behaviour of Anopheles minimus theobald & An. fluviatilis James (Diptera: Culicidae) in east-central India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 655-661

  Sahu, S S ^a   Gunasekaran, K ^a   Vanamail, P ^a   Jambulingam, P ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

An. minimus; Anopheles fluviatilis; Keonjhar district; Resting behaviour; Seasonal prevalence

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANOPHELES FLUVIATILIS; ANOPHELES MINIMUS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; DENSITY; DISEASE CARRIER; INDIA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REST; SEASON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 80053080846     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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