Background Understanding the breeding patterns of Aedes aegypti in households and the
factors associated with infestation are important for implementing vector control. The …

Background Vector-borne diseases are a major cause of disease burden in Guayaquil,
Ecuador, especially arboviruses spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Understanding which …

A recent innovation instrumented for the Dengue Prevention and Control program in Mexico
is the use of the premises condition index (PCI) as an indicator of risk for the vector Aedes …

Objective To characterize the social and environmental risk factors associated with the
presence of Aedes aegypti in order to improve community dengue control. Methods A case …

Mosquito management within households remains central to the control of dengue virus
transmission. An important factor in these management decisions is the spatial clustering of …

Background Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue, breeds in domestic water
containers. The development of immature mosquitoes in such containers is influenced by …

Background Dengue (DENV) transmission is endemic throughout coastal Ecuador, showing
heterogeneous incidence patterns in association with fine-scale variation in Aedes aegypti …

We compared the number of adult Aedes aegypti emerging from subsurface catch basins
located in the streets against the number of pupae (as a proxy of adults emerging) from the …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational campaign for reducing the breeding
places of Aedes aegypti, the principal vector of dengue; and to compare its effects with the …

Abstract Background In the Mexican state of Guerrero, some households place fish in water
storage containers to prevent the development of mosquito larvae. Studies have shown that …