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Temporal and spatial stability of Anopheles gambiae larval habitat distribution in Western Kenya highlands
- Source :
- Li, L; Bian, L; Yakob, L; Zhou, G; & Yan, G. (2009). Temporal and spatial stability of Anopheles gambiae larval habitat distribution in Western Kenya highlands. International Journal of Health Geographics, 8. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-70. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2ws67134, Li, Li; Bian, Ling; Yakob, Laith; Zhou, Guofa; & Yan, Guiyun. (2009). Temporal and spatial stability of Anopheles gambiae larval habitat distribution in western Kenya highlands. International Journal of Health Geographics, 8(1), 70. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-8-70. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/254710sp, International Journal of Health Geographics, International Journal of Health Geographics, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 70 (2009)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- eScholarship, University of California, 2009.
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Abstract
- Background Localized mosquito larval habitat management and the use of larvicides have been proposed as important control tools in integrated malaria vector management programs. In order to optimize the utility of these tools, detailed knowledge of the spatial distribution patterns of mosquito larval habitats is crucial. However, the spatial and temporal changes of habitat distribution patterns under different climatic conditions are rarely quantified and their implications to larval control are unknown. Results Using larval habitat data collected in western Kenya highlands during both dry and rainy seasons of 2003-2005, this study analyzed the seasonal and inter-annual changes in the spatial patterns in mosquito larval habitat distributions. We found that the spatial patterns of larval habitats had significant temporal variability both seasonally and inter-annually. Conclusions The pattern of larval habitats is extremely important to the epidemiology of malaria because it results in spatial heterogeneity in the adult mosquito population and, subsequently, the spatial distribution of clinical malaria cases. Results from this study suggest that larval habitat management activities need to consider the dynamic nature of malaria vector habitats.
- Subjects :
- General Computer Science
Anopheles gambiae
Business, Management and Accounting(all)
030231 tropical medicine
lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
Spatial distribution
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Anopheles
parasitic diseases
medicine
Animals
Ecosystem
030304 developmental biology
0303 health sciences
Larva
Geography
biology
Ecology
Research
fungi
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
15. Life on land
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Kenya
General Business, Management and Accounting
Malaria
3. Good health
Spatial heterogeneity
Habitat
Spatial ecology
lcsh:R858-859.7
Seasons
Computer Science(all)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20032005 and 1476072X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Li, L; Bian, L; Yakob, L; Zhou, G; & Yan, G. (2009). Temporal and spatial stability of Anopheles gambiae larval habitat distribution in Western Kenya highlands. International Journal of Health Geographics, 8. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-70. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2ws67134, Li, Li; Bian, Ling; Yakob, Laith; Zhou, Guofa; & Yan, Guiyun. (2009). Temporal and spatial stability of Anopheles gambiae larval habitat distribution in western Kenya highlands. International Journal of Health Geographics, 8(1), 70. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-8-70. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/254710sp, International Journal of Health Geographics, International Journal of Health Geographics, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 70 (2009)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e92bb4d6d9be2adb31ffbbfea68c3a42