TY - JOUR AU - Knols, Bart GJ AU - Njiru, Basilio N. AU - Mathenge, Evan M. AU - Mukabana, Wolfgang R. AU - Beier, John C. AU - Killeen, Gerry F. PY - 2002 DA - 2002/12/18 TI - MalariaSphere: A greenhouse-enclosed simulation of a natural Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) ecosystem in western Kenya JO - Malaria Journal SP - 19 VL - 1 IS - 1 AB - The development and implementation of innovative vector control strategies for malaria control in Africa requires in-depth ecological studies in contained semi-field environments. This particularly applies to the development and release of genetically-engineered vectors that are refractory to Plasmodium infection. Here we describe a modified greenhouse, designed to simulate a natural Anopheles gambiae Giles ecosystem, and the first successful trials to complete the life-cycle of this mosquito vector therein. SN - 1475-2875 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-1-19 DO - 10.1186/1475-2875-1-19 ID - Knols2002 ER -