Prevalence and insecticide susceptibility of dengue vectors in the district of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 47-52

  Dharshini, Sangaralingam ^a   Vinobaba, Muthuladchumy ^a   Jude, Pavilupillai J ^b   Parakrama Karunaratne, S H P ^c   Surendran, Sinnathamby N ^b  

^a EASTERN UNIVERSITY   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ae. albopictus; Aedes aegypti; Dengue; Insecticide resistance; Ovitrap; Sri Lanka; Vector

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; INSECTICIDE; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SRI LANKA; VECTOR CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79959883713     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2010-19     Document Type: Article

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