Bednet impregnation for Chagas disease control: A new perspective

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 194-198

  Kroeger, A ^b   Ordonez Gonzalez J ^c   Behrend, M ^c   Alvarez, G ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Colombia)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bednets; Chagas disease; Colombia; Deltamethrin; Rhodnius prolixus; Vector control

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN;

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; IMPREGNATED BEDNET;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMIPTERA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLOMBIA; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; RHODNIUS; RURAL HEALTH;

COLOMBIA;

HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

EID: 0032940466     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.43370.x     Document Type: Article

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