Does mosquito control have an effect on mosquito-borne disease? the case of ross river virus disease and mosquito management in Queensland, Australia

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Tomerini, Deanna M ^a   Dale, Pat E ^a   Sipe, Neil ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; climate regions; effectiveness; Mosquito control; Ross River virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CULEX; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUEENSLAND; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

EID: 79953239741     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/10-6038.1     Document Type: Article

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