Study on Entomological Surveillance and its Significance during a Dengue Outbreak in the District of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India
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Study on Entomological Surveillance and its Significance during a Dengue Outbreak in the District of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India
OBJECTIVES TO STUDY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE, THE HOUSE INDEX (HI), CONTAINER INDEX (CI), AND BRETEAU INDEX (BI) WERE DETERMINED TO ESTIMATE THE DEGREE OF A MAJOR DENGUE OUTBREAK IN TIRUNELVELI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA (LATITUDE: 8°42'N; Longitude: 77°42'E) in May 2012. METHODS The HI, CI, and BI were determined in a primary health center (PHC) in the village of Maruthamputhur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2210-9099
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2013.04.005