Identification of Aedes albopictus larval index thresholds in the transmission of dengue in Guangzhou, China

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 240-246

  Luo, Lei ^a   Li, Xiaoning ^b   Xiao, Xincai ^a   Xu, Ya ^b   Huang, Miaoling ^c   Yang, Zhicong ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Center for Health Protection of Hong Kong   (China)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Breteau index; Container index; Dengue; Larva; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; DENGUE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; LOGISTIC MODELS; POPULATION DENSITY; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84947919317     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12160     Document Type: Article

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