Seasonal density, sporozoite rates and entomological inoculation rates of <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> and <i>Anopheles funestus</i> in a high‐altitude sugarcane growing zone in western kenya

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An entomological study was conducted on vectors of malaria and their relative contribution to Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Mumias, a high-altitude site and large-scale sugarcane growing zone in Kakamega district, western Kenya. Anopheles gambiae s.l., the predominant vector species, represented 84% (n=2667) of the total Anopheles mosquitoes collected with An. funestus comprising only 16%. Polymerase...

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