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Nigeria Anopheles vector database: an overview of 100 years' research.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Okorie Patricia Nkem, McKenzie F Ellis, Ademowo Olusegun George, Bockarie Moses, Kelly-Hope Louise
Abstract excerpt
Anopheles mosquitoes are important vectors of malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF), which are major public health diseases in Nigeria. Malaria is caused by infection with a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium and LF by the parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti. Updating our knowledge of the Anopheles species is vital in planning and implementing evidence based vector control programs. To present a...
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