Anopheles
Deforestation facilitates survival of immature stage of Anopheles gambiae
Published in Blood Weekly, July 21st, 2005
"The western Kenya highland has been experiencing dramatic landuse changes in the past three decades. Landuse change has been hypothesized to be one of the mechanisms for malaria epidemics in African highlands because it can alter the physical and chemical characteristics of mosquito breeding habitats," scientists writing in the Journal of Medical Entomology report.
"One important landuse change in western Kenya highland is deforestation. The current study examined the effects of forestation or deforestation on the survivorship of Anopheles gambiae...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2005-07-21)
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