Impact of etofenprox (Vectron® 20 WP) indoor residual spray on malaria transmission

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 593-598

  Sreehari, U ^a   Mittal, P K ^a   Razdan, R K ^a   Dash, A P ^a   Ansari, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles culicifacies; Etofenprox; Indoor residual spray; Malaria transmission; Vector control

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALARIA; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 70349119564     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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