An age-structured model to evaluate the potential of novel malaria-control interventions: A case study of fungal biopesticide sprays

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1654, 2009, Pages 71-80

  Hancock, P A ^a   Thomas, M B ^b   Godfray, H C J ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age structure; Biopesticide; Fungal entomopathogen; Malaria; Modelling; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGE STRUCTURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; MALARIA; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; PESTICIDE; SPRAY;

ARTICLE; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; FUNGAL STRAIN; HEALTH PROGRAM; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI;

EID: 58149229430     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0689     Document Type: Article

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