Increased container-breeding mosquito risk owing to drought-induced changes in water harvesting and storage in Brisbane, Australia

International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 251-258

  Trewin, Brendan J ^a   Kay, Brian H ^a   Darbro, Jonathan M ^a   Hurst, Tim P ^b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Climate change; Larval habitat; Mosquito control; PCI; Water storage

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BREEDING; CONTAINER; COST; DROUGHT; HABITAT; HARVESTING; HOUSEHOLD; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STORAGE; WATER HARVESTING; WATER STORAGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; LARVAL HABITAT; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PCI; WATER STORAGE;

AEDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SUBURBAN HEALTH; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84890028423     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/iht023     Document Type: Article

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