Effective surveillance of vector dynamics of Aedes aegypti in a hospital setting in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Authors

  • Fábio Alexandre Leal-Santos Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande (UNIVAG), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Marinalva Brasilina de Arruda Santana Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Danielle Aparecida de Figueiredo Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Maria Madalena de Oliveira Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Anagela Maria Acel Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Ana Lucia Maria Ribeiro Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Jorge Senatore Vargas Rodrigues Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Danilo Carvalho-Leandro Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães,CPqAM FIOCRUZ, Pernambuco, Brasil
  • Rosina Djunko Miyazaki Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Diniz Pereira Leite-Jr Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.4276

Keywords:

dengue, Aedes, health surveillance, hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Hospitals are important for vector control of endemic diseases.

Methodology: To investigate the presence of dengue vectors, 30 locations at a university hospital in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, were monitored from January to December 2009 for mosquito eggs using ovitraps placed in high-traffic internal and external areas.

Results: A total of 2,302 eggs were obtained. Positivity rate at different sites ranged from 50.0% to 0.0%, with the highest indices in external areas. The presence of eggs correlated with increasing humidity (r = 9.81; p = 0.0013).

Discussion: The study aimed to detect and verify the infestation level of the dengue vector and the influence of abiotic factors.

Conclusions: The results indicate that this hospital may be considered an environment for the spread of dengue and hence strategic actions, including control measures and programs aimed at preventing the transmission of this vector, must be implemented.

Author Biography

Diniz Pereira Leite-Jr, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil

Faculdade de Medicina - UFMT

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Published

2014-10-15

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Leal-Santos FA, Santana MB de A, Figueiredo DA de, Oliveira MM de, Acel AM, Ribeiro ALM, Rodrigues JSV, Carvalho-Leandro D, Miyazaki RD, Leite-Jr DP (2014) Effective surveillance of vector dynamics of Aedes aegypti in a hospital setting in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:1356–1360. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4276

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 10: October 2014

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Brief Original Articles

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