Bioinformatics 2005 21(11):2797-2802; doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bti399
Erratum
Design and implementation of a mosquito database through an entomological ontology
1Laborima, Ecole Polytechnique B.P 8390 Yaounde Cameroon
2Oceac, B.P 288 Yaounde Cameroon
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Summary: There have been constant changes in the biology and behavior of the vector and parasite involved in the transmission of malaria. There is limited interest in developing new technologies and procedures for controlling the underlying factors of this threat, which poses an enormous challenge to health systems. To understand the various vector species and their interrelations is of prime importance in understanding the transmission mechanisms of malaria in order to react efficiently. To attain this objective, we have used an ontological approach to produce a database that we consider to be our own contribution in helping to control malarial vectors if eradication has been unsuccessful in the previous control campaign.
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