The first report of aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Haiti

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-281

  Fernández, María del Carmen Marquetti ^a   Jean, Yvan Saint ^b   Callaba, Carlos A Fuster ^a   López, Lorenzo Somarriba ^a  

^a Cuban Medical Brigade in Haiti ^*  (Haïti)

^b Malaria and Lymphatic Filariasis Programme   (Haïti)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Habitats; Haiti

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HAITI; HEALTH SURVEY; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HAITI; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULEX NIGRIPALPUS;

EID: 84857958149     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000200020     Document Type: Article

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