Larvicidal activity of Combretum collinum Fresen against Aedes aegypti

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2008
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J Vector Borne Dis
Abstract
Despite of the fact that dengue outbreaks in the tropics have been worldwide for over 200 years, it is still the most important mosquito transmitted viral disease affecting man1. Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) is an arbovirus vector responsible for yellow fever in central and south America and in west Africa. It is also the vector for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), endemic to south-east Asia, the Pacific Islands, Africa and the Americas
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Aedes aegypti, Combretum collinum Fresen, Dengue fever, Larvicide
Citation
Odda, J., Kristensen, S., Kabasa, J., & Waako, P. (2008). Larvicidal activity of Combretum collinum Fresen against Aedes aegypti. J Vector Borne Dis , 45 (4), 321-324.