Abstract: The environmental factors influencing relative association of water bodies with malaria transmission was investigated in Ife and Ilesa areas of Osun State, Nigeria to advance strategies for malaria control at source. Randomly selected proportional number of water bodies in Ife (32) and Ilesa (23) were investigated for Anopheles mosquito larval density and physicochemical characteristics of water. Water bodies were identified with topographic maps, satellite imagery analysis and ground truthing. Laval density was estimated using the standard dip and search method and physico-chemical properties of water by the standard methods of sampling and analyses. Number of water bodies containing larvae (NWL) was equal in Ife (5) and Ilesa (5) but percentage of..........
Keywords: Water bodies, mosquito, Anopheles, physicochemical parameters, Ife, Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria.
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