Abstract

ARANA OLIVER, Osmany; MENDEZ MARTINEZ, Jesús; PORTILLO HERNANDEZ, Reina  and  SUAREZ HERNANDEZ, Roberto. Behavior of Aedes aegypti in the province of Matanzas in the period 2004-2008. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2010, vol.32, n.1. ISSN 1684-1824.

The objective of the current work is evaluating the Control Program of Aedes aegypti Eradication and Aedes aegypti´s behavior in the province of Matanzas in the period 2004-2008. During this period there were reported 747 introductions of Aedes aegypti in the province, 91.4 % by the System of Larvatrap Entomologic Surveillance, the highest percent (36.8 %) in the Risk Zones. Aedes aegypti´s focalization was concentrated in 80.8% of the municipalities of Matanzas, Jagüey Grande, Calimete, Varadero and Jovellanos; the higher percent was reported in 2006.

Keywords : PROGRAM EVALUATION; VECTOR CONTROL ; MOSQUITO CONTROL [statistics & numerical data]; AEDES; HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ; ENTOMOLOGY [standards]; RISK ZONE [statistics & numerical data]; MATANZAS; CUBA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ANIMALS.

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