Characteristics of larval anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) habitats in Western Kenya.

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Published in J Med Entomol on March 01, 2001

Authors

J E Gimnig1, M Ombok, L Kamau, W A Hawley

Author Affiliations

1: Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kisumu.

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