Genetic diversity and population structure of malaria vector mosquitoes Anopheles subpictus, Anopheles peditaeniatus, and Anopheles vagus in five districts of Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Although Sri Lanka is considered as a malaria-free nation, the threat of re-emergence of outbreaks still remains due to the high prevalence and abundance of malaria vectors. Analysis of population genetic structure of malaria vectors is considered to be one of the vital component...

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Main Authors: Thilini C. Weeraratne, Sinnathambi N. Surendran, Catherine Walton, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2419-x