Aedes (St.) aegypti infestation of troughs for animals in a health area

Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical

Cabrera Fernández, Sonia María²  Rodríguez de la Vega, Ricardo¹  Diéguez Fernández, Lorenzo² 

[1] Fundación Canaria Rafael Clavijo., Islas Canarias, España;. Policlínico Universitario Ignacio Agramonte., Camagüey, Cuba

关键词: : Aedes aegypti;    ecology;    vector control;    Cuba;   

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学科分类：传染病学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Aedes aegypti, important vector of dengue/hemorrhagic dengue, prefer the urban environment for its very unstable development since it provides it with a number of possibilities for its survival.OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the entomological and epidemiological contributions of troughs for animals to Ae aegyti infestation in an urban health area in Camagüey province, Cuba.METHODS: The total number of troughs positive to the mosquito, broken down by type of animal using it, as well as the percentage of positive troughs taken as specific reservoir index were estimated. Also, all the troughs containing pupas and the total number of pupas per type of trough were determined; each of them was characterized.RESULTS: it was observed that troughs represented 4.62 % of positive sites, with a specific reservoir index equals to 0.74 %; 6 troughs were used by chicken, 5 by rabbits and one by mon

【 授权许可】

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