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The control of Aedes aegypti during the yellow fever epidemic in Luanda, Angola, in 1971.
- Source :
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization [Bull World Health Organ] 1973; Vol. 48 (4), pp. 504-5. - Publication Year :
- 1973
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Abstract
- Vector control was carried out in three cycles with ULV technical malathion sprayed from aircraft at the application rate of 500 ml/ha. Successive reductions of 84%, 93.6%, and 96% in the pretreatment density of A. aegypti were attained, a range of 77-98% being observed over a 24-day period.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0042-9686
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 4543554