[Report of habitats used by Aedes aegypti in Havana City, Cuba].
50 habitats used by Aedes aegypti in the urban environment of Havana City were reported. 66% corresponded to artificial deposits, of which 57.5% were classified as unuseful by the population. 14% were receptacles of domestic use, whereas 8% were natural breeding places. It calls the attention that 12% of the habitats were represented by pits, sewers and drainages that contain the so-called black waters; a factor that should be considered in the epidemiology of dengue in Cuba and that deserves a study of the ecological factors associated with the specie that may influence on this behavior. It is encouraged the community participation as a tool in the control of this dangerous vector.
Marquetti
María del Carmen
Mdel C
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, Departamento Control de Vectores, Ciudad de La Habana. marquetti@ipk.sld.cu
Suárez
Silvia
S
Bisset
Juan
J
Leyva
Maureen
M
D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D002947:Cities; D003256:Community Participation; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*