Fitness characteristics of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus during an attempted laboratory colonization

Abstract Background The malaria vector Anopheles funestus is increasingly recognized as a dominant vector of residual transmission in many African settings. Efforts to better understand its biology and control are significantly impeded by the difficulties of colonizing it under laboratory conditions...

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Main Authors: Halfan S. Ngowo, Emmanuel E. Hape, Jason Matthiopoulos, Heather M. Ferguson, Fredros O. Okumu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03677-3