Empirical optimization of risk thresholds for dengue: an approach towards entomological management of Aedes mosquitoes based on larval indices in the Kandy District of Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Larval indices such as Premise Index (PI), Breteau Index (BI) and Container Index (CI) are widely used to interpret the density of dengue vectors in surveillance programmes. These indices may be useful for forecasting disease outbreaks in an area. However, use of the values of these indi...

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Autores principales: Udayanga, Lahiru, Gunathilaka, Nayana, Iqbal, Mohamed Cassim Mohamed, Najim, Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed, Pahalagedara, Kusumawathie, Abeyewickreme, Wimaladharma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6022305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29954443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2961-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6022305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29954443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2961-y

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