The importance of drains for the larval development of lymphatic filariasis and malaria vectors in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Marcia C Castro (Author), Shogo Kanamori (Author), Khadija Kannady (Author), Sigsbert Mkude (Author), Gerry F Killeen (Author), Ulrike Fillinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dar es Salaam has an extensive drain network, mostly with inadequate water flow, blocked by waste, causing flooding after rainfall. The presence of Anopheles and Culex larvae is common, which is likely to impact the transmission of lymphatic filariasis and malaria by the resulting adult mosquito pop...