Reducing vector-borne disease by empowering farmers in integrated vector management

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 561-566

  Van Den Berg, Henk ^a   Von Hildebrand, Alexander ^b   Ragunathan, Vaithilingam ^c   Das, Pradeep K ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WHO Regional Office for South East Asia   (India)

^c Avian Influenza   (India)

^d VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH WORKER; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RICE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; CURRICULUM; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); REVIEW; RICE; RURAL POPULATION; SRI LANKA; VECTOR BORNE DISEASE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; ORYZA SATIVA; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RURAL POPULATION; SRI LANKA;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 34447275449     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.035600     Document Type: Review

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