| seasonal abundance, vector behavior, and malaria parasite transmission in eritrea. | entomological studies were conducted over a 24-month period in 8 villages to establish the behavior patterns, seasonal densities, and variation in entomological inoculation rates (eirs) of anopheles arabiensis, the main vector of malaria in eritrea. a total of 5,683 anopheline mosquitoes were collected through indoor sampling (1,613), human-landing catches (2,711), and outdoor pit shelters (1,359). overall, an. arabiensis was the predominant species at all of the study sites, with its population ... | 2004 | 15264625 |