Recent reduction in the water level of Lake Victoria has created more habitats for Anopheles funestus
Open Access
- 3 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 7 (1) , 119
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-119
Abstract
The water level of Lake Victoria has fallen more than 1.5 m since 1998, revealing a narrow strip of land along the shore. This study determined whether the recent drop in the water level has created additional breeding grounds for malaria vectors.Keywords
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