Developing new approaches for detecting and preventing Aedes aegypti population outbreaks: basis for surveillance, alert and control system

Developing new approaches for detecting and preventing Aedes aegypti population outbreaks: basis for surveillance, alert and control system

A new approach to dengue vector surveillance based on permanent egg-collection using a modified ovitrap and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis(Bti) was evaluated in different urban landscapes in Recife, Northeast Brazil. From April 2004 to April 2005, 13 egg-collection cycles of four weeks were carr...

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Main Authors: Lêda Regis, Antonio Miguel Monteiro, Maria Alice Varjal de Melo-Santos, José Constantino Silveira Jr, André Freire Furtado, Ridelane Veiga Acioli, Gleice Maria Santos, Mitsue Nakazawa, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Paulo Justiniano Ribeiro Jr, Wayner Vieira de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
dengue vector
population densities
ovitraps
Bti
vector control
Recife
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