The efficacy of ACTELLIC 50 EC, pirimiphos methyl, for indoor residual spraying in Ahafo, Ghana: Area of high vector resistance to pyrethroids and organochlorines

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 437-440

  Fuseini, Godwin ^a   Ebsworth, Peter ^a   Jones, Stephanie ^a   Knight, Dave ^b  

^a Newmont Ghana Gold Limited   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ACTELLIC 50 EC; Ahafo Ghana; indoor residual spraying; insecticide resistance; malaria control

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PIRIMIPHOS METHYL; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; GHANA; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; GHANA; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PYRETHRINS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 79952714954     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09286     Document Type: Article

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