| susceptibility of immature stages of aedes (stegomyia) aegypti; vector of dengue and chikungunya to insecticides from india. | susceptibility of aedes aegypti to some insecticides in different geographic areas was conducted during dengue and chikungunya outbreak. at present, the only method of preventing dengue and chikungunya is to control the vector, which is the weakest link in vector-borne diseases. in our study, the susceptibility of a. aegypti collected from urban areas of delhi, mumbai, jodhpur, chennai and coimbatore was evaluated against temephos, fenthion, malathion and ddt. the a. aegypti from different locat ... | 2008 | 18172687 |
| co-infections with chikungunya virus and dengue virus in delhi, india. | aedes aegypti mosquitoes are common vectors for dengue virus and chikungunya virus. in areas where both viruses cocirculate, they can be transmitted together. during a dengue outbreak in delhi in 2006, 17 of 69 serum samples were positive for chikungunya virus by reverse transcription-pcr; 6 samples were positive for both viruses. | 2009 | 19624923 |