title: Diversity of containers and buildings infested with Aedes aegypti in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina.
abstract: Aedes aegypti is the main domestic vector of the dengue virus. Control measures to prevent dengue transmission focus on the treatment and elimination of this vector's oviposition sites. There is limited biological information on Ae. aegypti in Argentina. The aim of this study was to characterize Ae. aegypti oviposition sites in the city of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. We surveyed an area covering nine neighborhoods in 2005. We identified 191 premises as positive for Ae. aegypti, giving a general house index of 9.6%. Premises classified as residential and vacant lots presented the highest number of infested premises, with 9% and 22% respectively. The total number of surveyed containers was 29,600. The overall container index (CI) was 1.1. The most frequently infested containers were water tanks (CI = 37). These preliminary results suggest that vacant lots and water tanks provide suitable breeding areas and environmental conditions, improving the chances of Ae. aegypti survival in Puerto Iguazú.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brasil. fcosta2001@gmail.com
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fattore
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abril
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004772:Entomology; D006794:Household Articles / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D008420:Manufactured Materials / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009032:Mosquito Control; D010058:Oviposition / Q000502:physiology; D011156:Population Density; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012621:Seasons