Laboratory and field evaluation of rodent bait treated with fipronil for feed through and systemic control of Phlebotomus papatasi

Acta Tropica

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-32

  Derbali, M ^a   Polyakova, L ^b   Boujaama A ^c   Burruss, D ^b   Cherni, S ^a   Barhoumi, W ^a   Chelbi, I ^a   Poche R ^b   Zhioua, E ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b Genesis Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c National Institute of Statistics   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Leishmania major; Meriones shawi; Phlebotomus papatasi; Systemic and feed through insecticide; Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEEDING; HEALTH RISK; LEISHMANIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RODENT;

MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DISEASE CARRIER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LEISHMANIASIS; PHLEBOTOMUS; PYRAZOLES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84898647305     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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