Categorization of potential breeding sites of dengue vectors in Johor, Malaysia

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-40

  Nyamah, M A ^a,b   Sulaiman, S ^b   Omar, B ^b  

^a Johor State Health Department   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MALAYSIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DENGUE; INSECT VECTORS; MALAYSIA; REPRODUCTION; WATER;

EID: 77949587233     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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