Entomological investigation and control of a chikungunya cluster in Singapore

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-390

  Tan, Cheong Huat ^a   Wong, Pei Sze Jeslyn ^a   Li, Mei Zhi Irene ^a   Tan, Siok Yin Sharon ^a   Lee, Tze Kwang Caleb ^a   Pang, Sook Cheng ^a   Lam Phua, Sai Gek ^a   Maideen, Nasir ^a   Png, Ah Bah ^a   Koou, Sin Ying ^a   Lu, Deng ^a   Ng, Lee Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Chikungunya; Pirimiphos methyl; Singapore; Vector control

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN E1;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGAPORE; SPECIES HABITAT; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOOLOGY;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULEX; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTOMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MOSQUITO NETS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGAPORE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 79954458818     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0022     Document Type: Article

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