OBJECTIVES: To determine the importance of Ae. aegypti breeding-sites in Merida;to evaluate the impact of Recicla por tu bienestar (RxB, a recycling program) on the reduction of breeding sites and the perception of participants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The relative importance for pupae production of the different types of breeding-sites was determined. Pre-and post-RxB entomological surveys were performed in participant neighborhoods to evaluate the impact on total containers and positive breeding-sites. A survey on the perception of participating people about dengue prevention and control and RxB was applied. RESULTS: Buckets/pots and "small diverse items" were the most important breeding-sites. RxB had a significant impact in the reduction of total containers (IRR = 0.74), positive containers (IRR = 0.33) and the risk of a house being positive for Ae. aegypti (OR = 0.41). All the interviewed participants referred RxB as needed and most consider it useful. CONCLUSIONS: RxB should be considered as a good practice for the dengue vector control.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the importance of Ae. aegypti breeding-sites in Merida;to evaluate the impact of Recicla por tu bienestar (RxB, a recycling program) on the reduction of breeding sites and the perception of participants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The relative importance for pupae production of the different types of breeding-sites was determined. Pre-and post-RxB entomological surveys were performed in participant neighborhoods to evaluate the impact on total containers and positive breeding-sites. A survey on the perception of participating people about dengue prevention and control and RxB was applied. RESULTS: Buckets/pots and "small diverse items" were the most important breeding-sites. RxB had a significant impact in the reduction of total containers (IRR = 0.74), positive containers (IRR = 0.33) and the risk of a house being positive for Ae. aegypti (OR = 0.41). All the interviewed participants referred RxB as needed and most consider it useful. CONCLUSIONS: RxB should be considered as a good practice for the dengue vector control.
Authors: Steven W Lindsay; Michael Davies; Graham Alabaster; Hector Altamirano; Ebrima Jatta; Musa Jawara; Majo Carrasco-Tenezaca; Lorenz von Seidlein; Fiona C Shenton; Lucy S Tusting; Anne L Wilson; Jakob Knudsen Journal: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci Date: 2020-12-28 Impact factor: 6.237
Authors: David Roiz; Anne L Wilson; Thomas W Scott; Dina M Fonseca; Frédéric Jourdain; Pie Müller; Raman Velayudhan; Vincent Corbel Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Date: 2018-12-06