Residential characteristics aggravating infestation by Culex quinquefasciatus in a region of Northeastern Brazil

OBJECTIVE: Analyse how basic sanitation conditions, water supply and housing conditions affect the concentration of Culex quinquefasciatus METHODS: Populations of C. quinquefasciatus in 61 houses in the municipality of Olinda, PE, were monitored between October 2009 and October 2010. Observations we...

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Main Authors: Juliana Cavalcanti Correia, Rosângela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa, Cláudia Maria Fontes de Oliveira, Cleide Maria Ribeiro de Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102012000600002&lng=en&tlng=en