Estimating the impact of city-wide Aedes aegypti population control: An observational study in Iquitos, Peru.
During the last 50 years, the geographic range of the mosquito Aedes aegypti has increased dramatically, in parallel with a sharp increase in the disease burden from the viruses it transmits, including Zika, chikungunya, and dengue. There is a growing consensus that vector control is essential to pr...
Main Authors: | Robert C Reiner, Steven T Stoddard, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Helvio Astete, T Alex Perkins, Moises Sihuincha, Jeffrey D Stancil, David L Smith, Tadeuz J Kochel, Eric S Halsey, Uriel Kitron, Amy C Morrison, Thomas W Scott |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007255 |
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