Storm sewers as larval habitats for aedes aegypti and culex spp. in a neighborhood of Merida, Mexico

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 255-257

  Manrique Saide, Pablo ^a,c,d   Uc, Valentín ^a   Prado, Christian ^a   Carmona, Carolina ^a   Vadillo, Jos ^a   Chan, Romn ^a   Dzib Florez, Sergio ^a   Che Mendoza, Azael ^b   Barrera Perez, Mario ^d   Sanchez, E Cuauthemoc ^b   Arredondo Jimenez, Juan I ^e  

^a Universidad Autnoma de Yucatn   (Mexico)

^b Servicios de Salud de Yucatn   (Mexico)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Centro Nacional de Prevencin y Control de Enfermedades   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; breeding sites; Culex; Mexico; storm sewers

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; LARVA; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SANITATION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; LARVA; MEXICO; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 84866868512     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/12-6244R.1     Document Type: Article

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