Associations between household environmental factors and immature mosquito abundance in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Associations between household environmental factors and immature mosquito abundance in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Abstract Background Aedes aegypti-borne diseases are becoming major public health problems in tropical and sub-tropical regions. While socioeconomic status has been associated with larval mosquito abundance, the drivers or possible factors mediating this association, such as environmental factors, a...

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Main Authors: Zachary J. Madewell, Silvia Sosa, Kimberly C. Brouwer, José Guillermo Juárez, Carolina Romero, Audrey Lenhart, Celia Cordón-Rosales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Immature mosquito abundance
Mosquito larvae
Mosquito pupae
Arbovirus vectors
Household environment
Proximity to houses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8102-5

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