Effectiveness of net covers on water storage tanks for the control of dengue vectors in Sri Lanka

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-163

  Kusumawathie, P H D ^a   Yapabandara, A M G M ^a   Jayasooriya, G A J S K ^a   Walisinghe, C ^b  

^a Regional Office   (Sri Lanka)

^b Office of the Divisional Director of Health Services   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Dengue vector control; Net covers; Sri Lanka; Water storage tanks

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; BED NET; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVAL STAGE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SRI LANKA; STORAGE; TANK; WATER STORAGE; AEDES; ANIMAL; BED; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

PLASTIC; WATER;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; DENGUE; HUMANS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLASTICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SRI LANKA; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67649779608     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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