Diversity of containers and buildings infested with Aedes aegypti in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

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ID5271237
AuthorsFederico Costa (0000-0001-6951-2336, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil; Yale University, USA), Gladys Fattore (Mundo Sano), Marcelo Abril (Mundo Sano)
Year2012
Volume28
Issue9
Pages1802-1806
Publication date2012-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2012000900019
PMID23033195
OpenAlexW2114071522
SciELOS0102-311X2012000900019
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

Aedes aegypti is the main domestic vector of the dengue virus. Control measures to prevent dengue transmission focus on the treatment and elimination of this vector's oviposition sites. There is limited biological information on Ae. aegypti in Argentina. The aim of this study was to characterize Ae. aegypti oviposition sites in the city of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. We surveyed an area covering nine neighborhoods in 2005. We identified 191 premises as positive for Ae. aegypti, giving a general house index of 9.6%. Premises classified as residential and vacant lots presented the highest number of infested premises, with 9% and 22% respectively. The total number of surveyed containers was 29,600. The overall container index (CI) was 1.1. The most frequently infested containers were water tanks (CI = 37). These preliminary results suggest that vacant lots and water tanks provide suitable breeding areas and environmental conditions, improving the chances of Ae. aegypti survival in Puerto Iguazú

Aedes · Aedes aegypti · Biology · Dengue fever · Geography · Larva · Transmission (telecommunications) · Vector (molecular biology) · Veterinary medicine · Water tanks · Dengue and Mosquito Control Research · Ecology · Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Virology

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