The interactive roles of Aedes aegypti super-production and human density in dengue transmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A. aegypti production and human density may vary considerably in dengue endemic areas. Understanding how interactions between these factors influence the risk of transmission could improve the effectiveness of the allocation of vector control resources. To evaluate the combined impacts of variation in A. aegypti production and human density we integrated field data with simulation modeling.

Methodology/principal findings

Using data from seven censuses of A. aegypti pupae (2007-2009) and from demographic surveys, we developed an agent-based transmission model of the dengue transmission cycle across houses in 16 dengue-endemic urban 'patches' (1-3 city blocks each) of Armenia, Colombia. Our field data showed that 92% of pupae concentrated in only 5% of houses, defin

SUBMITTER: Padmanabha H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3429384 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature