Building a better ovitrap for detecting Aedes aegypti oviposition
Building a better ovitrap for detecting Aedes aegypti oviposition
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DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.06.020
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发表时间:
2005-10-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Kroeger, A
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作者:
Lenhart, AE;Walle, M;Kroeger, A
Dengue fever is the most common vector-borne viral disease of humans worldwide with an estimated 50 million infections occurring in tropical and subtropical regions each year (WHO, 2002). In 2001 alone, there were more than 609,000 reported cases of dengue in the Americas, of which 15,000 cases were of the potentially fatal form, dengue haemorrhagic fever (WHO, 2002). Aedes aegypti, the main dengue vector in the Americas, is a highly adapted container breeder. In many dengue-endemic countries, A. aegypti tend to breed in water storage containers and any variety of assorted water-holding containers found in and around homes. Surveys of A. aegypti breeding sites can offer information on how to best control the breeding of localized A. aegypti populations.A. aegypti prefer to lay their eggs on rough, moist surfaces, just above the water line (Goma, 1964). Favourable breeding conditions include dark, water holding containers in close proximity to a human population upon which the mosquitoes can feed. While in many places A. aegypti oviposit in artificial containers,