Effects of ribavirin and hydroxyurea on oral infection of Aedes aegypti (L.) with dengue virus

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1358-1364

  Lee, H L ^a   Phong, Tran Vu ^b   Rohani, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Dengue virus; Hydroxyurea; Inhibitory effect; Ribavirin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873052376     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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