Investigation of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) pupal productivity and assessment of stability of key homes and containers in a medium-sized city in the state of são paulo

• Grant number: 08/03799-1
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2008
• End date: October 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Parasitology - Entomology and Malacology of Parasites and Vectors
• Principal Investigator: Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto
• Grantee: Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP). Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims to verify, in two subsequent periods and in the same area, the stability of entomological indicators for Aedes aegypti, as well as assess the existence of clusters in homes where pupae are found. This study will be performed in the district of Jaguaré, in São José do Rio Preto's northern urban area, with a sample of 3,250 homes, between January and February of 2009. Visits will be made to these homes to obtain entomological indicators associated with Aedes aegypti larvae and pupae. All the information gathered will be geocoded by address on the city's cartographic base with street segments. Assessment of continuance of home positivity for the vector in this survey in relation to previous research will be conducted by means of odds ratio calculation. Pupal productivity will be calculated according to types of homes, location and types of containers. Moreover, results will be compared to those found in a previous survey. Global, local and focal spatial statistics will be used to identify clusters of homes with pupae. (AU)

Scientific publications

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DIBO, MARGARETH REGINA; FAVARO, ELIANE APARECIDA; PEREIRA PARRA, MAISA CARLA; DOS SANTOS, THICIANE CRISTIAN; CASSIANO, JULIANA HAINES; DE SOUZA DEITZ, KELI VANESSA; DOS SANTOS PAGLIOTTO, ALINE MICHELLE; ZINI, NATHALIA; BENETTI, DANIELA REGINA; CHIARAVALLOTI-NETO, FRANCISCO. Evaluation of two sweeping methods for estimating the number of immature Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in large containers. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 46, n. 4, p. 502-505, JUL-AUG 2013. (08/03799-1)