Characterization of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culcidae) production sites in Urban Nicaragua

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 851-860

  Hammond, Samantha N ^a   Gordon, Aubree L ^a   Lugo, Emperatriz Del C ^b   Moreno, Gilberto ^c   Kuan, Guillermina M ^d   López, María M ^b   López, Josefa D ^b   Delgado, Marco A ^b   Valle, Sonia I ^b   Espinoza, Perla M ^b   Harris, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Centro Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia   (Nicaragua)

^c Ministerio de Salud   (Nicaragua)

^d Centro de Salud Socrates Flores Vivas   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Dengue; Nicaragua; Productivity; Pupal survey

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; INSECTICIDE; TEMEFOS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH SURVEY; INSECT; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; NICARAGUA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FRESH WATER; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NICARAGUA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUPA; RISK FACTORS; TEMEFOS; URBAN POPULATION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; DENGUE VIRUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 34548828238     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[851:COAADC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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