Field investigation on the repellent activity of some aromatic plants by traditional means against Anopheles arabiensis and An. pharoensis (Diptera: Culicidae) around Koka, central Ethiopia

Acta Tropica

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-42

  Dugassa, Sisay ^a   Medhin, Girmay ^a   Balkew, Meshesha ^a   Seyoum, Aklilu ^b   Gebre Michael, Teshome ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Center for National Health Development in Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Direct burning; Ethiopia; Malaria; Mosquito; Repellent plants; Thermal expulsion

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; DISEASE VECTOR; FIELD METHOD; MALARIA; PLANT; REPELLENT;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES PHAROENSIS; ARTICLE; BASIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; ETHIOPIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SUAVE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PEST CONTROL; PLANT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULICIDAE; ETHIOPIA; EUCALYPTUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MYRTACEAE; OCIMUM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; BISCHOFIA JAVANICA; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM SUAVE;

EID: 68249092354     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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