Key breeding places of Aedes aegypti in Ha Noi during the years 1994-1997
- Author:
Phong Vu Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dengue fever
- MeSH:
Larva;
Breeding;
Water
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):11-14
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From 1994 to 1997, 6747 water containers have been investigated on type, volume, number of Aedes larvae living in. The result showed that 6 types of water containers being breeding sites of Ae.aegypti were drums (38.4%), concrete tanks (26.2%), jars (26%), discarded object (5.1%), aquarica (3.5%) and buckets (0.4%). Ae.aegypti was dominants species in this area (87.2% of total 47.479 Aedes larvae collected) and its key breeding places was big containers drums, tanks and jars (91.7% Ae.aegypti larvae in these containers). There was no significant change on the type of breeding site by month, but the number of larvae increases 2.2 times higher in the rainy season compared with this of the rest of the year
