Design and Testing of Novel Lethal Ovitrap to Reduce Populations of Aedes Mosquitoes: Community-Based Participatory Research between Industry, Academia and Communities in Peru and Thailand.

Dengue virus (and Chikungunya and Zika viruses) is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and causes considerable human morbidity and mortality. As there is currently no vaccine or chemoprophylaxis to protect people from dengue virus infection, vector control is the only viable...

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Main Authors: Valerie A Paz-Soldan, Josh Yukich, Amara Soonthorndhada, Maziel Giron, Charles S Apperson, Loganathan Ponnusamy, Coby Schal, Amy C Morrison, Joseph Keating, Dawn M Wesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4988764?pdf=render