Susceptibility status of Anopheles dthali and An. fluviatilis to commonly used larvicides in an endemic focus of malaria, southern Iran

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Hanafi Bojd, A A ^a   Vatandoost, H ^a   Jafari, R ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

An. Fluviatilis; Anopheles dthali; Iran; Larvicides

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; CYHALOTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; FENITROTHION; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHOPRENE; TEMEFOS; INSECTICIDE;

ANOPHELES; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; IRAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; IRAN; LARVA; MALARIA;

EID: 33646823115     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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