Repelling Aedes aegypti : A sustainable plant based solution in Lao PDR

Abstract Background. Vector borne diseases such as dengue fever and malaria are spread through hematophagous insects. Aedes aegypti is a species of mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya in Asia. In Lao PDR the estimated direct and indirect cost of dengue fever alone is 5 million USD. Even t...

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Main Author: Schubert, Fredrik
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-230434