Comparison of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying to control the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 662-667

  Chowdhury, Rajib ^a,e   Dotson, Ellen ^c,e   Blackstock, Anna J ^c,e   McClintock, Shannon ^c,e   Maheswary, Narayan P ^b,e   Faria, Shyla ^b,e   Islam, Saiful ^b,e   Akter, Tangin ^d,e   Kroeger, Axel ^a,e   Akhter, Shireen ^b,e   Bern, Caryn ^c,e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BED NET; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VECTOR CONTROL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MOSQUITO NETS; SEASONS;

PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS ARGENTIPES;

EID: 79958711398     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0682     Document Type: Article

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