Mosquito species abundance and diversity in Malindi, Kenya and their potential implication in pathogen transmission

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-71

  Mwangangi, Joseph M ^a   Midega, Janet ^a   Kahindi, Samuel ^a   Njoroge, Laban ^a   Nzovu, Joseph ^a   Githure, John ^b   Mbogo, Charles M ^a   Beier, John C ^c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES COUSTANI; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGG LAYING; KENYA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUMMER; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BIODIVERSITY; CULEX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; KENYA; SEASONS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES COUSTANI; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARBOVIRUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84857036057     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2449-6     Document Type: Article

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