The phlebotomine sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Kenya

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Anjili, Christopher O ^a   Ngumbi, Phillip M ^a   Kaburi, Josyline C ^a   Irungu, Lucy W ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Distribution; Kenya; Leishmania; Phlebotomus; Sergentomyia

Indexed keywords

KENYA; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHLEBOTOMUS ACULEATUS; PHLEBOTOMUS CELIAE; PHLEBOTOMUS DUBOSQI; PHLEBOTOMUS ELGONENSIS; PHLEBOTOMUS GUGGISBERGI; PHLEBOTOMUS LONGIPES; PHLEBOTOMUS MARTINI; PHLEBOTOMUS MIREILLAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PEDIFER; PHLEBOTOMUS SAEVUS; PHLEBOTOMUS VANSOMERENAE; REVIEW; SERGENTOMYIA; SERGENTOMYIA ADAMI; SERGENTOMYIA ADLERI; SERGENTOMYIA AFFINIS; SERGENTOMYIA AFRICANA; SERGENTOMYIA ANTENNATA; SERGENTOMYIA BEDFORDI; SERGENTOMYIA BLOSSI; SERGENTOMYIA CAFFRARICUS; SERGENTOMYIA CHRISTOPHERSI; SERGENTOMYIA CLASTRIERI; SERGENTOMYIA CLYDEI; SERGENTOMYIA DECIPIENS; SERGENTOMYIA DURENI; SERGENTOMYIA EDWINI; SERGENTOMYIA FREETOWNENSIS; SERGENTOMYIA GARNHARMI; SERGENTOMYIA GRACILIS; SERGENTOMYIA GRAINGERI; SERGENTOMYIA HARVEYI; SERGENTOMYIA HEISCHI; SERGENTOMYIA INERMIS; SERGENTOMYIA INGRAMI; SERGENTOMYIA KIRKI; SERGENTOMYIA LESLAYAE; SERGENTOMYIA MEILLONI; SERGENTOMYIA MULTIDENS; SERGENTOMYIA ROSANNAE; SERGENTOMYIA SCHWETZI; SERGENTOMYIA SERRATA; SERGENTOMYIA SQUAMIPLEURIS; SERGENTOMYIA SUBERECTA; SERGENTOMYIA TEESDALEI; SERGENTOMYIA THOMSONI; SERGENTOMYIA YUSAFI; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 84855869897     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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