Evaluation and modification of off-host flea collection techniques used in northwest Uganda: Laboratory and field studies

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 210-214

  Borchert, Jeff N ^a   Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Holmes, Jennifer L ^a   Atiku, Linda A ^b   Mpanga, Joseph T ^b   Brown, Heidi E ^a   Graham, Christine B ^a   Babi, Nackson ^b   Montenieri, John A ^a   Enscore, Russell E ^a   Gage, Kenneth L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Uganda Viral Research Institute   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Ctenocephalides felis; flea; flea trap; plague; Xenopsylla cheopis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FLEA; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; INSECT CONTROL; SIPHONAPTERA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA; XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84856597389     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11045     Document Type: Article

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