Characterization of mosquito larval habitats and assessment of insecticide-resistance status of Anopheles gambiae senso lato in urban areas in southwestern Ghana

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-82

  Kudom, Andreas Adutwum ^a   Mensah, Ben A ^a   Agyemang, Thomas Kwaku ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b Envi Map Consult Ltd   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Anthropogenic habitat; Ghana; Insecticide resistance; Resistance management; Urban malaria

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; GHANA; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ECOSYSTEM; GHANA; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 84860466746     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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