Reducing Aedes albopictus breeding sites through education: A study in urban area.

ABSTRACT: Aedes albopictus tends to proliferate in small, often man-made bodies of water, largely present in urban private areas. For this reason, education and community participation are considered crucial for source reduction and mosquito control. In the current study, we identify mosquito breeding habitat and evaluate the effectiveness of resident education. Since 2010 several outbreaks of West Nile virus infection occurred in Greece however urban population has no previous experience with mosquito-borne disease related to Aedes species, such as Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. After the introduction of Ae. albopictus in Greece, urban areas have been considered to be at risk of epidemic arboviral outbreaks and identifying effective control strategies is imperative. Our study examines the relationsh

SUBMITTER: Stefopoulou Α 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224055 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature