Intersectoral coordination in Aedes aegypti control. A pilot project in Havana City, Cuba

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-91

  Sanchez, Lizet ^a   Perez, Dennis ^a   Pérez, Tamara ^a   Sosa, Teresita ^b   Cruz, Guillermo ^c   Kouri, Gustavo ^a   Boelaert, Marleen ^d   Van Der Stuyft, P ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b Epidemiology Division   (Cuba)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE HIGIENE   (Cuba)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti control; Cuba; Dengue prevention and control; Intersectoral coordination; Social mobilization

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CUBA; DENGUE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOSQUITO; PILOT STUDY; SANITATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZOOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; CUBA; DENGUE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CIUDAD D LA HABANA; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; HAVANA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 13244252619     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01347.x     Document Type: Article

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