title: The control of Aedes aegypti during the yellow fever epidemic in Luanda, Angola, in 1971.
abstract: Vector control was carried out in three cycles with ULV technical malathion sprayed from aircraft at the application rate of 500 ml/ha. Successive reductions of 84%, 93.6%, and 96% in the pretreatment density of A. aegypti were attained, a range of 77-98% being observed over a 24-day period.
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000336:Aerosols; D000401:Aircraft; D000810:Angola; D000818:Animals; D008294:Malathion / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009032:Mosquito Control; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D008294:Malathion