Malaria vectors in Angola: distribution of species and molecular forms of the Anopheles gambiae complex, their pyrethroid insecticide knockdown resistance (kdr) status and Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite rates

BACKGROUND: Malaria is by far the greatest cause of morbidity and mortality in Angola, being responsible for 50% of all outpatient attendance and around 22% of all hospital deaths, yet by 2003 only 2% of under-5s used insecticide-treated nets. Entomological studies are an essential foundation for ra...

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Autores principales: Cuamba, Nelson, Choi, Kwang Shik, Townson, Harold
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1363361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16420701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-5-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1363361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16420701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-5-2

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