Early biting rhythm in the afro-tropical vector of malaria, Anopheles arabiensis, and challenges for its control in Ethiopia

cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.subregionTigray
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2011.00955.xen
cg.issn0269-283Xen
cg.issue1en
cg.journalMedical and Veterinary Entomologyen
cg.volume26en
dc.contributor.authorYohannes, M.en
dc.contributor.authorBoelee, Elineen
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-13T14:47:36Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-13T14:47:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40405
dc.titleEarly biting rhythm in the afro-tropical vector of malaria, Anopheles arabiensis, and challenges for its control in Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractThe biting cycle of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis Patton (Diptera: Culicidae) was assessed by hourly light trap collections in three villages in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Hourly catches were conducted in two houses in each village, for four consecutive nights. Light traps were set from 18.00 hours to 07.00 hours in houses in which people slept under untreated bednets. Anopheles arabiensis showed early biting activities, which peaked between 19.00 hours and 20.00 hours in the three villages; over 70% of biting activity occurred before 22.00 hours, when people typically retire to bed. This early biting activity may have a negative impact on the efficiency of bednets to control malaria.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2011-03-16
dcterms.bibliographicCitationYohannes, M.; Boelee, Eline. 2012. Early biting rhythm in the afro-tropical vector of malaria, Anopheles arabiensis, and challenges for its control in Ethiopia. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 26(1):103-105. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2011.00955.xen
dcterms.extentpp. 103-105en
dcterms.issued2012-03
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.subjectanopheles arabiensisen
dcterms.subjectmalariaen
dcterms.subjectvectorborne diseasesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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