Aedes aegypti population sampling using BG-sentinel traps in North Queensland Australia: Statistical considerations for trap deployment and sampling strategy

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-350

  Williams, Craig R ^a,b   Long, Sharron A ^c   Webb, Cameron E ^d   Bitzhenner, Moritz ^e   Geier, Martin ^e   Russell, Richard C ^d   Ritchie, Scott A ^a,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; BG Sentinel; Heterogeneity; Sampling; Spatial

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; DENGUE VIRUS;

EID: 34247505903     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.345     Document Type: Article

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