Household Dengue Prevention Interventions, Expenditures, and Barriers to Aedes aegypti Control in Machala, Ecuador

Household Dengue Prevention Interventions, Expenditures, and Barriers to Aedes aegypti Control in Machala, Ecuador

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an efficient vector for the transmission of Zika, chikungunya, and dengue viruses, causing major epidemics and a significant social and economic burden throughout the tropics and subtropics. The primary means of preventing these diseases is household-level mosquito cont...

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Main Authors: Naveed Heydari, David A. Larsen, Marco Neira, Efraín Beltrán Ayala, Prissila Fernandez, Jefferson Adrian, Rosemary Rochford, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
mosquito control
economic cost
dengue fever
KAP
Ecuador
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/2/196

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