La untadita: A procedure for maintaining washbasins and drums free of Aedes aegypti based on modification of existing practices

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Sherman, Catalina ^a   Fernandez, Eduardo A ^a   Chan, Adeline S ^b   Lozano, Reina C ^a   Leontsini, Elli ^b   Winch, Peter J ^b  

^a Proyecto Control Integral de Dengue   (Honduras)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; VIRUS VECTOR;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; INSECT CONTROL; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031930156     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.257     Document Type: Article

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