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Application of the pupal/demographic-survey methodology in an area of Havana, Cuba, with low densities of Aedes aegypti (L.)

J. A. BissetVector Control DepartmentInstitute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kourí', Autopista Novia de Mediodía Km 6½ E/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central (N/251) Lisa–Habana–Cuba Apartado Postal 601, Marianao 13, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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M. C. MarquettiVector Control DepartmentInstitute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kourí', Autopista Novia de Mediodía Km 6½ E/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central (N/251) Lisa–Habana–Cuba Apartado Postal 601, Marianao 13, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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S. SuárezVector Control DepartmentInstitute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kourí', Autopista Novia de Mediodía Km 6½ E/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central (N/251) Lisa–Habana–Cuba Apartado Postal 601, Marianao 13, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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M. M. RodríguezVector Control DepartmentInstitute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kourí', Autopista Novia de Mediodía Km 6½ E/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central (N/251) Lisa–Habana–Cuba Apartado Postal 601, Marianao 13, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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H. PadmanabhaVector Control DepartmentInstitute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kourí', Autopista Novia de Mediodía Km 6½ E/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central (N/251) Lisa–Habana–Cuba Apartado Postal 601, Marianao 13, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
Pages 45-51 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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