Larval habitats of <it>Anopheles gambiae </it>s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) influences vector competence to <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>parasites

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The origin of highly competent malaria vectors has been linked to productive larval habitats in the field, but there isn't solid quantitative or qualitative data to support it. To test this, the effect of larval habitat soil sub...

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Main Authors: Gouagna Louis C, Okech Bernard A, Yan Guiyun, Githure John I, Beier John C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/50