Community-based control of Aedes aegypti by adoption of eco-health methods in Chennai City, India

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 488-496

  Arunachalam, Natarajan ^a   Tyagi, Brij Kishore ^a   Samuel, Miriam ^a   Krishnamoorthi, R ^a   Manavalan, R ^a   Tewari, Satish Chandra ^a   Ashokkumar, V ^a   Kroeger, Axel ^a   Sommerfeld, Johannes ^a   Petzold, Max ^a  

^a Centre for Research in Medical Entomology   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Breeding habitats; Community participation; Dengue; Vector control

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL STATUS; VECTOR CONTROL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84871999653     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000056     Document Type: Article

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