An inexpensive intervention for the control of larval Aedes aegypti assessed by an improved method of surveillance and analysis

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-46

  Romero Vivas, Claudia M E ^a   Wheeler, Jeremy G ^b   Falconar, Andrew K I ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE   (Colombia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Colombia; Mosquito breeding sites; Mosquito control

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; DENGUE VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; HEALTH SURVEY; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; URBAN POPULATION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; COLOMBIA; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036515415     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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