The importance of morphological identification of African anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for malaria control programmes

Abstract Background The correct identification of disease vectors is the first step towards implementing an effective control programme. Traditionally, for malaria control, this was based on the morphological differences observed in the adults and larvae between different mosquito species. However,...

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Main Authors: Erica Erlank, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Maureen Coetzee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2189-5