Dengue Virus-Infected Aedes aegypti in the Home Environment
Dengue Virus-Infected Aedes aegypti in the Home Environment
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DOI:
10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.940
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Eisen, Lars
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作者:
Garcia-Rejon, Julian;Alba Lorono-Pino, Maria;Eisen, Lars
We determined abundance of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and presence of dengue virus (DENV) in females collected from premises of laboratory-confirmed dengue Patients over a 12-month period (March 2007 to February 2008) in Merida, Mexico. Backpack aspiration front 880 premises produced 1,836 females and 1,292 males indoors (predominantly from bedrooms) and 102 females and 108 males from patios/backyards. The mean weekly indoor catch rate per home peaked at 7.8 females in late August. Outdoor abundances of larvae or Pupae were not predictive of female nice inside the home. DENV-infected Ae. aegypti females were recovered from 34 premises. Collection of DENV-infected females front homes of dengue patients up to 27 days after the onset of symptoms (median. 14 days) shows the Usefulness of indoor insecticide application in homes of suspected dengue patients to prevent their homes front becoming sources for dispersal of DENV by persons visiting and being bitten by infected mosquitoes.