BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS IN Anopheles gambiae BREEDING HABITATS AS A POTENTIAL TOOL TO FIGHT MALARIA IN CENTRAL UGANDA

November 30th, 2019, 8:05AM

Background: There is a high risk of malaria infection in Uganda due to availability of conducive conditions in breeding habitats of An. gambiae s.l., the vectors for Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether the abundance and distribution of macro-invertebrates and An. gambiae s.l. are influenced by water physico-chemical parameters.

BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS IN Anopheles gambiae BREEDING HABITATS AS A POTENTIAL TOOL TO FIGHT MALARIA IN CENTRAL UGANDA

November 30th, 2019, 8:05AM

Background: There is a high risk of malaria infection in Uganda due to availability of conducive conditions in breeding habitats of An. gambiae s.l., the vectors for Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether the abundance and distribution of macro-invertebrates and An. gambiae s.l. are influenced by water physico-chemical parameters.