Evaluation of the impact of zerofly ®, an insecticide incorporated plastic sheeting on malaria incidence in two temporary labour shelters in India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 138-143

  Mittal, P K ^a   Sreehari, U ^a   Razdan, R K ^a   Dash, A P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b WHO SEARO   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles culicifacies; Feeding success; Malaria; Parity rate; Resting density; Zerofly plastic sheeting

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; MACROGOL;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOUSE FLY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIALS; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SHEETING; POPULATION DENSITY; PRURITUS; SKIN IRRITATION; URBAN AREA; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEDDING AND LINENS; CULEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MALE;

EID: 80052896557     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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