Distribution and seasonality of vertically transmitted dengue viruses in Aedes mosquitoes in arid and semi-arid areas of Rajasthan, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-59

  Angel, Bennet ^a   Joshi, Vinod ^a  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes; India; Transovarial transmission

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DESERT CLIMATE; FEMALE; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; OVARY; SEASONS;

EID: 40449096436     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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