title: Relative abundance of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) with reference to infection and infectivity rate from the rural and urban areas of East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.
abstract: This paper describes the seasonal abundance of Culex quinquefasciatus in the rural and urban areas of the East and West Godavari districts (EGDT and WGDT) of Andhra Pradesh, India. The per man-hour density (PMHD) was collected from seven units in EGDT and two units in WGDT, which comprised rural and urban areas. The highest infection and infectivity rates were found in the rural areas of Rajahmundry (43.6%) and Amalapuram (13.2%) respectively. In urban areas, the highest infection and infectivity rates were found in Rajahmundry: 7.5% and 3.6% respectively. There was considerable difference in the infection rate and infectivity rates between the rural areas and urban areas in each unit.
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics Group (Biology Division), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. usnmurty@iict.ap.nic.in
authors.forename: U Suryanarayana
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Murty
authors.forename: K S K
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sai
authors.forename: D V R Satya
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sriram
authors.forename: K Madhusudhan
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: B S N
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Murty
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000469:parasitology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D009032:Mosquito Control; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011156:Population Density; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012621:Seasons; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti
chemical_list: D014867:Water