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
Resumo: Dengue 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-Chave: Viruses; Dengue; Arbovirus; Mosquitoes; Aedes aegypti; Vector; Control; Prevention; Outbreak; Epidemic; Net; LLIS; Vector-borne infections; Mexico; Screens; Insecticide
Imprenta: Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 21, n. 2, p. 308-311, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3201/eid2102.140533
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Flaviviridae ; Aedes aegypti - Pathogenesis ; Aedes aegypti - Viral infections ; Aedes aegypti - virus ; Aedes aegypti - Transmission ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2015
