Modelling the persistence of mosquito vectors of malaria in Burkina Faso

Abstract Background Populations of the Anopheles gambiae complex are found during the rainy season throughout West Africa, even in arid areas with long dry seasons during which mosquitoes appear to be absent. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain this apparent paradox, including aestivati...

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Main Authors: Ace R. North, H. Charles J. Godfray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2288-3