Life table analysis of Anopheles gambiae (diptera: culicidae) in relation to malaria transmission.
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Key words Fecundity – instar – longevity – mosquitoes – survival rate Malaria continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the tropics several years after the World Health Organization’s roll back malaria (RBM) initiative. The disease is responsible for an estimated one million deaths per year, mainly in preg-nant women and young children under the age of five, in Africa1. In Nigeria, malaria accounts for 40–50 % outpatient hospital visits, and estimates of child mortality indicate that at least 30 % of Nigerian children die of malaria each year2. Though vector control has been rightly recommended for reducing the burden of malaria3, the success of the strategy in Nigeria has been hampered by inad-equate knowledge of the biology of the anopheline
Source: PubMed
Authors: I K Olayemi, A T Ande
Institution: Federal University of Technology Minna
Language: English
Topic: Malaria Research and Control
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2165897679