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Overhead tank is the potential breeding habitat of Anopheles stephensi in an urban transmission setting of Chennai, India

BACKGROUND: Wells and overhead tanks (OHT) are the major breeding sources of the local malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi in the Indian city of Chennai; they play a significant role in vector breeding, and transmission of urban malaria. Many other man-made breeding habitats, such as cemented cister...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Shalu, Ravishankaran, Sangamithra, Justin, Johnson A., Asokan, Aswin, Mathai, Manu T., Valecha, Neena, Thomas, Matthew B., Eapen, Alex
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4865005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27169513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1321-7