Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti1,2, Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa Oliveira2,3, Carlos Henrique Alencar1,2. 1. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. 2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. 3. Núcleo de Vigilância Epidemiológica, Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: 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.
INTRODUCTION: 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.
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