Protective effect of house screening against indoor Aedes aegypti in Merida, Mexico: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the protective effect of house screening (HS) on indoor Aedes aegypti infestation, abundance and arboviral infection in Merida, Mexico.

Methods

In 2019, we performed a cluster randomised controlled trial (6 control and 6 intervention areas: 100 households/area). Intervention clusters received permanently fixed fiberglass HS on all windows and doors. The study included two cross-sectional entomologic surveys, one baseline (dry season in May 2019) and one post-intervention (PI, rainy season between September and October 2019). The presence and number of indoor Aedes females and blood-fed females (indoor mosquito infestation) as well as arboviral infections with dengue (DENV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses were evaluated in a subsample of 30 houses within each cl

SUBMITTER: Manrique-Saide P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9298035 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature