Dengue vector dynamics (Aedes aegypti) influenced by climate and social factors in ecuador: Implications for targeted control

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Stewart Ibarra, Anna M ^a,b,c,d   Ryan, Sadie J ^a,b,e   Beltrán, Efrain ^c   Mejía, Raúl ^d   Silva, Mercy ^c   Muñoz, Ángel ^f,g  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Ecuador)

^d National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Ecuador)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^f Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; AEDES AEGYPTI; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; ECUADOR; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DENGUE; ECUADOR; INSECT VECTORS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84893204363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078263     Document Type: Article

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