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Original Articles

Serological Identification of the Natural Hosts of Aedes Aegypti (L.) and Some other Mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) Caught Resting in Vegetation in Kenya and Uganda

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Pages 214-224 | Received 17 Apr 1963, Published online: 17 Mar 2016

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