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Genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae populations on islands in northwestern Lake Victoria, Uganda.
Malaria journal - 9 Dec 2005
Kayondo Jonathan K, Mukwaya Louis G, Stump Aram, Michel Andrew P, Coulibaly Mamadou B, Besansky Nora J, Collins Frank H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alternative means of malaria control are urgently needed. Evaluating the effectiveness of measures that involve genetic manipulation of vector populations will be facilitated by identifying small, genetically isolated vector populations. The study was designed to use variation in microsatellite markers to look at genetic structure across four Lake Victoria islands and two surrounding mainland...
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