Distribution and abundance of key vectors of Rift Valley fever and other arboviruses in two ecologically distinct counties in Kenya

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Sang, Rosemary ^a   Arum, Samwel ^a   Chepkorir, Edith ^a   Mosomtai, Gladys ^a   Tigoi, Caroline ^a   Sigei, Faith ^b   Lwande, Olivia Wesula ^c   Landmann, Tobias ^a   Affognon, Hippolyte ^d   Ahlm, Clas ^c   Evander, Magnus ^c  

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

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIETHYLAMINE;

AEDEOMYIA; AEDES; ANOPHELES; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; COQUILLETTIDIA; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULEX; HUMAN; KENYA; MANSONIA; MOSQUITO; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INSECT VECTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SEASON; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARBOVIRUSES; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SEASONS;

EID: 85014707475     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005341     Document Type: Article

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