Identification of the vectors of lymphatic filariasis in the Lower Shire Valley, southern Malawi.
AR Merelo-Lobo;
PJ McCall;
MA Perez;
AA Spiers;
T Mzilahowa;
B Ngwira;
DH Molyneux;
MJ Donnelly;
(2003)
Identification of the vectors of lymphatic filariasis in the Lower Shire Valley, southern Malawi.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97 (3).
pp. 299-301.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90149-0
An investigation of lymphatic filariasis vectors in Malawi is reported. Anopheles funestus, A. arabiensis, and A. gambiae sensu stricto had high rates of filarial infection (2.2-3.1%) and carried infective larvae. Anopheles funestus was the predominant species collected (77.6%) and was the primary vector during the study period of April to May 2002.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Animals, Anopheles, Culex, Elephantiasis, Filarial, Female, Humans, Insect Vectors, Malawi, Animals, Anopheles, classification, parasitology, Culex, classification, parasitology, Elephantiasis, Filarial, transmission, Female, Humans, Insect Vectors, classification, parasitology, Malawi |
| ISI | 222383800009 |