Genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae populations on islands in northwestern Lake Victoria, Uganda

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Coulibaly Mamadou B, Michel Andrew P, Stump Aram, Mukwaya Louis G, Kayondo Jonathan K, Besansky Nora J, Collins Frank H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2005
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Four Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-4-59; https://doaj.org/article/d381a7a4aa5d4c93a4023606e50cff6e

Abstract Background Alternative means of malaria control are urgently needed. Evaluating the effectiveness of measures that involve genetic manipulation of vector populations will be facilitated by identifying small, genetically isolated vector populations. The study was designed to use variation in...