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Title: Mosquito monitoring has limited utility in dengue control, study finds
Post by: rangerrebew on March 28, 2017, 01:12:08 pm
Mosquito monitoring has limited utility in dengue control, study finds

Date:
    March 23, 2017
Source:
    PLOS
Summary:
    Cross-sectional surveys of mosquito abundance carried out in the subtropics and tropics are meant to give researchers an indication of the risk of a dengue virus outbreak in any given area. This type of entomological monitoring, however, is not a good proxy for dengue risk.
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323141427.htm