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Spatial and temporal distribution of the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in northern Sudan: influence of environmental factors and implications for vector control

Tellal B Ageep1, Jonathan Cox2*, M'oawia M Hassan1, Bart GJ Knols3,7, Mark Q Benedict4, Colin A Malcolm5, Ahmed Babiker6 and Badria B El Sayed1

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1 Epidemiology Department, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, PO Box 1304, Khartoum, Sudan

2 Department of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK

3 Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8031, 6700 EH, Wageningen, the Netherlands

4 International Atomic Energy Agency, Seibersdorf Laboratory, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria

5 School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK

6 National Centre for Research, Ministry of Science and Technology PO Box 2404, Khartoum, Sudan

7 K&S Consulting, Kalkestraat 20, 6669CP, Dodewaard, the Netherlands

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Malaria Journal 2009, 8:123 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-123

Published: 7 June 2009

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'Additional documentation: digital image processing of QuickBird data for land cover mapping'. Document provides details of steps involved in producing classifications of land use/land cover using digital satellite data.

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