Association between densities of adult and immature stages of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in space and time: implications for vector surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mosquito control is currently the main tool available to contain the spread of several arboviruses in Brazil. We have evaluated the association between entomological surveys of female adult Aedes aegypti and the Breteau index (BI) in space and time in a hyperendemic area, and compared the human resources costs required to measure each of these indicators.

Methods

Entomological surveys were conducted between 2016 and 2019 in Vila Toninho, a neighborhood in the city of São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. Monthly records of collected mosquito specimens were made and then grouped by season.

Results

Our findings showed that adult and immature mosquitoes are more related in time than in space, possibly due to differences in their habitats or in climate variables. Baye

SUBMITTER: Parra MCP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature