Use of insecticide-treated house screens to reduce infestations of dengue virus vectors, Mexico
Autor(es)Manrique-Saide, Pablo; Che-Mendoza, Azael; Barrera-Perez, Mario; Guillermo-May, Guillermo; Herrera-Bojorquez, Josue; Dzul-Manzanilla, Felipe; Gutierrez-Castro, Cipriano; Lenhart, Audrey; Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo; Sommerfeld, Johannes; McCall, Philip J.; Kroeger, Axel; Arredondo-Jimenez, Juan I.
ResumoDengue prevention efforts rely on control of virus vectors. We investigated use of insecticide-treated screens permanently affixed to windows and doors in Mexico and found that the screens significantly reduced infestations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in treated houses. Our findings demonstrate the value of this method for dengue virus vector control.
Palavras-ChaveViruses; Dengue; Arbovirus; Mosquitoes; Aedes aegypti; Vector; Control; Prevention; Outbreak; Epidemic; Net; LLIS; Vector-borne infections; Mexico; Screens; Insecticide
ImprentaEmerging Infectious Diseases, v. 21, n. 2, p. 308-311, 2015
Identificador do Objeto Digital10.3201/eid2102.140533
DescritoresAedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de Publicação:2015
