Presence and distribution of mosquito larvae predators and factors influencing their abundance along the Mara River, Kenya and Tanzania.

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Authors

Gabriel O Dida1, Frank B Gelder2, Douglas N Anyona3, Paul O Abuom3, Jackson O Onyuka4, Ally-Said Matano5, Samson O Adoka4, Canisius K Kanangire5, Philip O Owuor6, Collins Ouma4, Ayub Vo Ofulla4

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health and Community Development, Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya ; Department of Vector Ecology and Environment, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
2: Probe International, Inc., USA and Auckland, Ohio, New Zealand.
3: School of Environment and Earth Science, Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya.
4: School of Public Health and Community Development, Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya.
5: EAC-Lake Victoria Basin Commission Secretariat, Kisumu, Kenya.
6: Department of Chemistry, Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya.

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