Forecasting the effectiveness of indoor residual spraying for reducing dengue burden.

BACKGROUND:Historically, mosquito control programs successfully helped contain malaria and yellow fever, but recent efforts have been unable to halt the spread of dengue, chikungunya, or Zika, all transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Using a dengue transmission model and results from indoor residual spr...

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Main Authors: Thomas J Hladish, Carl A B Pearson, Diana Patricia Rojas, Hector Gomez-Dantes, M Elizabeth Halloran, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Ira M Longini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6042783?pdf=render