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R. Manavalan
Researcher at Indian Council of Medical Research
Publications - 6
Citations - 374
R. Manavalan is an academic researcher from Indian Council of Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dengue fever & Aedes aegypti. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 335 citations.
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Community-based control of Aedes aegypti by adoption of eco-health methods in Chennai City, India
Natarajan Arunachalam,Brij Kishore Tyagi,Miriam Samuel,R. Krishnamoorthi,R. Manavalan,S. C. Tewari,V Ashokkumar,Axel Kroeger,Johannes Sommerfeld,Max Petzold +9 more
TL;DR: A community-based approach together with other stakeholders that promoted interventions to prevent d Dengue vector breeding led to a substantial reduction in dengue vector density.
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Dengue vector prevalence and virus infection in a rural area in south India
TL;DR: Despite circulation of all four serotypes (DENV 1–4) detected mainly during the transmission season, the high anthropophilic index of the vectors and their abundance, no human d Dengue case was reported, suggesting silent dengue transmission.
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Natural vertical transmission of dengue viruses by Aedes aegypti in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Natarajan Arunachalam,S. C. Tewari,Thenmozhi,R. Rajendran,Paramasivan R,R. Manavalan,K. Ayanar,Brij Kishore Tyagi +7 more
TL;DR: Dengue virus isolations from wild caught males of Ae.
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Long‐term study of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in Anopheles subpictus in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, South India
TL;DR: The role of Anopheles subpictus Grassi as a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus transmission in Cuddalore, an area of Tamil Nadu endemic for the disease is investigated.
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Studies on community knowledge and behavior following a dengue epidemic in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India.
V. Ashok Kumar,R. Rajendran,R. Manavalan,S. C. Tewari,Natarajan Arunachalam,K. Ayanar,R Krishnamoorthi,Brij Kishore Tyagi +7 more
TL;DR: The survey results indicate that the community knowledge was very poor on dengue, its transmission, vector breeding sources, biting behavior and preventive measures, which would be a major cause of increasing trend of d Dengue in this highly populated urban environment.