Efficacy of aerial spraying of mosquito adulticide in reducing incidence of West Nile Virus, California, 2005

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 747-754

  Carney, Ryan M ^a,c   Husted, Stan ^a   Jean, Cynthia ^a   Glaser, Carol ^a   Kramer, Vicki ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PYRETHRIN;

ARTICLE; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RISK; MOSQUITO; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 45249117009     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1405.071347     Document Type: Article

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