Changes in infestation sites of female Aedes aegypti in Northeast Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes, Oliveira, Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa, Alencar, Carlos Henrique

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2016-08

RESUMO

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.

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