Outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu, India

Current Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-176

  Chandran, R ^a   Azeez, P A ^a  

^a SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Dengue; Power cut; Rainfall deficit

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 84937040262     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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