Spread of Zika virus: The key role of mosquito vector control

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 468-471

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aedes; Anopheles; Arbovirus; Chikungunya; Culex; Dengue; Guillain Barre syndrome; Microcephaly; Nanoparticles; Natural product research

Indexed keywords

1 PIPERIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACID 2 2 HYDROXYETHYL 1 METHYLESTER; 3 N ACETYL N BUTYLAMINO PROPRIONIC ETHYL ESTER; 4 MENTHANE 3,8 DIOL; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; ICARIDIN; INSECT REPELLENT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES; BED NET; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BREEDING; EPIDEMIC; GREEN CHEMISTRY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVAL STAGE; MICROCEPHALY; MOSQUITO BITE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZIKA FEVER; ZIKA VIRUS;

EID: 84965070273     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.03.012     Document Type: Review

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