Journal of
Parasitology and Vector Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Vector Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2510
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPVB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 202

Full Length Research Paper

Community's knowledge, attitude and practices toward malaria and mosquito behavior in Abeshige Woreda, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Ashenafi Teklemariam
  • Ashenafi Teklemariam
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wolkite University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 21 September 2018
  •  Published: 31 December 2018

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