Potential vectors of dengue and the profile of dengue in the north-eastern region of India: An epidemiological perspective

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue , 2006, Pages 234-242

  Dutta, Prafulla ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Breeding habitats; Dengue; Dengue risk; North eastern region of India; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BREEDING; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS 2; DENGUE VIRUS 4; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SOLID WASTE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; DENGUE VIRUS;

EID: 34848859335     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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