Promoting health education and public awareness about dengue and its mosquito vector in Saudi Arabia
Abstract Currently, dengue fever is considered as the main health problem in several parts (Mekkah, Jeddah, Jazan and Najran) of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with dramatically increase in the number of cases reported every year. This is associated with obvious ineffectiveness in the recent control...
Main Authors: | Al Thabiani Aziz, Salman A Al-Shami, Jazem A Mahyoub, Mesed Hatabbi, Abu Hassan Ahmad, Che Salmah Md Rawi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-11-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0487-5 |
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