Habitat productivity and pyrethroid susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• Main Authors: Leah Mathias (Author), Vito Baraka (Author), Anitha Philbert (Author), Ester Innocent (Author), Filbert Francis (Author), Gamba Nkwengulila (Author), Eliningaya J. Kweka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) is the main vector of the dengue virus globally. Dengue vector control is mainly based on reducing the vector population through interventions, which target potential breeding sites. However, in Tanzania, little is known about this vector's...