Rev. cuba. med. trop; 65 (3), 2013
Publication year: 2013
Introducción:
Aedes albopictus es un mosquito originario del sudeste asiático y vector del dengue, la fiebre amarilla, virus Chikungunya, y otros arbovirus. Objetivos:
identificar la presencia del Aedes albopictus y describir sus principales sitios de cría en la provincia de Limón. Métodos:
todas las localidades de la provincia fueron muestreadas y visitadas en su totalidad, al menos una vez cada 2 meses por parte del personal de manejo integrado de vectores. En cada visita se buscaban todos los recipientes con agua, con presencia o no de larvas de Aedes albopictus. Se tomaron muestras por cada tipo de recipiente donde se encontraron larvas. Resultados:
se identificó la presencia de Aedes albopictus en el cantón de Pococí, no así en los 5 cantones restantes de la provincia de Limón. Se observó que los sitios de cría son variados, los depósitos artificiales constituyeron 50 %, mientras los naturales 39,28 % del total de positivos. Conclusiones:
se demuestra la presencia del Aedes albopictus en el cantón de Pococí y se describen sus principales sitios de cría.
Introduction:
Aedes albopictus, a mosquito native to Southeast Asia, is the vector of dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya fever and other arboviruses. Objectives:
identify the presence of Aedes albopictus and describe its main breeding sites in the province of Limón. Methods:
all areas in the province were sampled and visited in their entirety at least once every two months by personnel from the Integrated Vector Management Program. Visits included inspection of all water containers, irrespective of whether they contained Aedes albopictus larvae. Samples were taken from each type of container where larvae were found. Results:
the presence of Aedes albopictus was identified in the municipality of Pococí, not in the other 5 municipalities in the province. It was found that there was a wide variety of breeding sites, 50 % of which were artificial and 39.28 % natural. Conclusions:
presence of Aedes albopictus was identified in the municipality of Pococí and its main breeding sites described.