Use of geographic information systems to assess the feasibility of ground- and aerial-based adulticiding for West Nile virus control in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 396-404

  Sunny, Mak ^a   Buller, Mieke ^a   Furnell, Allen ^a   Macdougall, Laura ^a   Henry, Bonnie ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adulticiding; Geographic information systems; Mapping; Planning; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

WEST NILE VIRUS;

INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 39749122122     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5609.1     Document Type: Article

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