Preliminary examination of integrated vector management in a tropical rainforest area of Cameroon

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1098-1104

  Matthews, G A ^a,b   Dobson, H M ^a,b   Nkot, P B ^b   Wiles, T L ^a,b   Birchmore, M ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Yaounde Initiative Foundation   (Cameroon)

^c SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Disease vectors; Malaria; Onchocerciasis; Prevention and control; River blindness

Indexed keywords

CYHALOTHRIN; INSECTICIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BED NET; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LOA LOA; LOIASIS; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOROZOITE; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; VECTOR CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INSECTICIDES; LOA; LOIASIS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PILOT PROJECTS;

LOA LOA;

EID: 70349796228     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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