International Health
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 173-177 , December 2009

Relative efficacy of repellent-treated wristbands against three major mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors of disease, under laboratory conditions

  • Kaliyaperumal Karunamoorthi

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Vector Biology & Control, Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Jimma University, P.O. Box No. 378, Jimma, Ethiopia
    • Vector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Indira Nagar, Pondicherry 605 006, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 97869 56123, +251 913 547 847; fax: +251 047 11 11 450.
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  • Shanmugavelu Sabesan

      Affiliations

    • Vector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Indira Nagar, Pondicherry 605 006, India

Received 20 June 2009 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 14 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.08.005

International Health
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 173-177 , December 2009

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