Larval source management for malaria control in Africa: Myths and reality

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fillinger, Ulrike ^a,b   Lindsay, Steven W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; CHLORPHENOTANE;

AFRICA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BED NET; COST; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; LARVA; LARVAL SOURCE MANAGEMENT; LONG LASTING IMPREGNATED NET; MALARIA CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DDT; DISEASE ERADICATION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 83255171099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-353     Document Type: Review

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