Composition of Anopheles mosquitoes, their blood-meal hosts, and Plasmodium falciparum infection rates in three islands with disparate bed net coverage in Lake Victoria, Kenya

Composition of Anopheles mosquitoes, their blood-meal hosts, and Plasmodium falciparum infection rates in three islands with disparate bed net coverage in Lake Victoria, Kenya

Abstract Background Small islands serve as potential malaria reservoirs through which new infections might come to the mainland and may be important targets in malaria elimination efforts. This study investigated malaria vector species diversity, blood-meal hosts, Plasmodium infection rates, and lon...

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Main Authors: Edwin Ogola, Jandouwe Villinger, Danspaid Mabuka, David Omondi, Benedict Orindi, James Mutunga, Vincent Owino, Daniel K Masiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria vector
Blood-meal
Malaria parasite
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2015-5

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