Application of mosquito sampling count and geospatial methods to improve dengue vector surveillance

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 897-902

  Chansang, Chitti ^a   Kittayapong, Pattamaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; DENGUE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LARVA; MONITORING; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE; THAILAND; VECTOR CONTROL; AEDES; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DENGUE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 40149093331     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.897     Document Type: Article

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