Barriers that limit the implementation of thermal fogging for the control of dengue in Colombia: a study of mixed methods

Barriers that limit the implementation of thermal fogging for the control of dengue in Colombia: a study of mixed methods

Abstract Background Thermal fogging of Insecticides is a vector control strategy used by the Medellin Secretary of Health to combat dengue. This method is employed during outbreaks to curb populations of potentially infectious adult mosquitoes and interrupt transmission cycles. While this strategy h...

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Main Authors: Andrés F. Usuga, Lina M. Zuluaga-Idárraga, Natalia Alvarez, Raúl Rojo, Enrique Henao, Guillermo L. Rúa-Uribe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Dengue
Aedes aegypti
Fumigation
Thermal fogging
Acceptability
Implementation research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7029-1

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