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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 73(2), 2005, pp. 309-311
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APPLICATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE AEDES SPECIES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) SURVEILLANCE METHOD IN BOTUCATU CITY, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

LETÍCIA A. NOGUEIRA, LETÍCIA T. GUSHI, JOÃO E. MIRANDA, NEWTON G. MADEIRA, AND PAULO E. M. RIBOLLA*
Laboratório de Entomologia Molecular, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil; Equipe de Controle de Zoonoses, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

 

ABSTRACT

One of the main problems with dengue is the control of Aedes aegypti, its major vector. In Brazil, the current control program for Ae. aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations includes larval density surveys. An interesting alternative is the use of a distinct index, the Premise Condition Index (PCI). This tool relates conditions of property, such as houses and yards, and the degree of shade with the occurrence of Aedes sp. oviposition, and is calculated as scores from 3 to 9. The lowest score indicates property in good condition and an unfavorable breeding environment, while the highest score indicates property at high risk for infestation by Aedes sp. The present study is based on the application of the PCI in an urban area of Botucatu, Brazil to confirm its effectiveness.

Received April 2, 2004. Accepted for publication February 24, 2005.

Acknowledgments: We thank the Municipal Secretary for Health for their help in collecting field material. Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla is a fellow of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico.

Financial support: This study was supported by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Proc. No. 01/06647-9).

* Address correspondence to Paulo E. M. Ribolla, Departmento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: pribolla{at}ibb.unesp.br

Authors’ addresses: Letícia A. Nogueira, Letícia T. Gushi, Newton G. Madeira, and Paulo E. M. Ribolla, Laboratório de Entomologia Molecular, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, PO Box 510, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. João E. Miranda, Equipe do Controle de Zoonoses, Secretaria Municipal da Saúde, Rua Major Matheus, 07 Vila dos Lavradores, 18609-083, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

Reprint requests: Paulo E. M. Ribolla, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, Telephone: 55-14-3811-6239, Fax: 55-14-3811-6239, E-mail: pribolla{at}ibb.unesp.br.






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