Presumed unconstrained dispersal of Aedes aegypti in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dispersión ilimitada de Aedes aegypti en la ciudad de Río de Janeiro, Brasil Dispersão de Aedes aegypti em local presumidamente sem barreira limitante ao vôo na cidade do Rio de Janeiro
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate dispersal of Aedes aegypti females in an area with no container manipulation and no geographic barriers to constrain mosquito flight. METHODS: A mark-release-recapture experiment was conducted in December 2006, in the dengue endemic urban district of Olaria in Rio de Janeiro,...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2009-02-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102009000100002 |