Changes in infestation sites of female Aedes aegypti in Northeast Brazil.
BACKGROUND
We report the behavioral changes in use of oviposition sites in Aedes aegypti in Fortaleza, Brazil.


METHODS
We evaluated the relationship between different types of breeding sites and changes in use from 2001 to 2012.


RESULTS
More than 40% of the infested breeding sites were used to store water. We observed a three-fold reduction in the infestation of water tanks (p = 0.038) and more than nine-fold in tires (p = 0.035). The proportion of infested plant pots increased six-fold (p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Infested breeding sites changed over time from domestic water tanks to small-volume breeding sites.
Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.|Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Luciano Pamplona de Góes
LP
Cavalcanti
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.|Núcleo de Vigilância Epidemiológica, Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa
Rde M
Oliveira
Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.|Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Carlos Henrique
CH
Alencar
D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003715:Dengue / Q000635:transmission; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D010058:Oviposition; D011156:Population Density