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Anopheles gambiae: historical population decline associated with regional distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets in western Nyanza Province, Kenya

M Nabie Bayoh1,2, Derrick K Mathias1,2,5, Maurice R Odiere1,2, Francis M Mutuku1,2, Luna Kamau3, John E Gimnig4, John M Vulule1, William A Hawley4, Mary J Hamel4,2 and Edward D Walker5*

Author Affiliations

1 Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, PO Box 1578, Kisumu, Kenya

2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PO Box 1578, Kisumu, Kenya

3 Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

4 Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 4770 Buford Hwy., Mailstop F-42, Atlanta GA 30341, USA

5 Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

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Malaria Journal 2010, 9:62 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-62

Published: 26 February 2010

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Additional file 1:

Historical records of Anopheles gambiae s.l. complex from indoor collections in western Kenya. List of references and summary of historical data used for composition of Figure 7, showing the year of sampling, village names or sample locations, number of houses sampled per location, and number of adult, female mosquitoes in the Anopheles gambiae sensu lato complex identified as either Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto or Anopheles arabiensis.

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Estimation of vectorial capacity. For illustrative purposes, vectorial capacity was calculated for A. gambiae s.s. and A. arabiensis before and after scale-up of bed nets, using data from Asembo and Seme.

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