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Frequency of Multiple Blood Meals Taken in a Single Gonotrophic Cycle by Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes in Macha, Zambia
1 Jul 2010
Abstract excerpt
Anopheles arabiensis is a major vector of Plasmodium falciparum in southern Zambia. This study aimed to determine the rate of multiple human blood meals taken by An. arabiensis to more accurately estimate entomologic inoculation rates (EIRs). Mosquitoes were collected in four village areas over two seasons. DNA from human blood meals was extracted and amplified at four microsatellite loci. Using the three-allele...
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