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Comparative evaluation of the Ifakara tent trap-B, the standardized resting boxes and the human landing catch for sampling malaria vectors and other mosquitoes in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Frequent, sensitive and accurate sampling of Anopheles mosquitoes is a prerequisite for effective management of malaria vector control programmes. The most reliable existing means to measure mosquito density is the human landing catch (HLC). However, the HLC technique raises major ethica...
Autores principales: | Sikulu, Maggy, Govella, Nicodem J, Ogoma, Sheila B, Mpangile, John, Kambi, Said H, Kannady, Khadija, Chaki, Prosper C, Mukabana, Wolfgang R, Killeen, Gerry F |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734863/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19674477 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-197 |
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