Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control
During the past ten years, the islands of Guadeloupe (French West Indies) are facing dengue epidemics with increasing numbers of cases and fatal occurrences. The vector Aedes aegypti is submitted to intensive control, with little effect on mosquito populations. The hypothesis that important Ae. aegy...
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| author | Joël Gustave Florence Fouque Sylvie Cassadou Lucie Leon Gabriel Anicet Cédric Ramdini Fabrice Sonor |
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| description | During the past ten years, the islands of Guadeloupe (French West Indies) are facing dengue epidemics with increasing numbers of cases and fatal occurrences. The vector Aedes aegypti is submitted to intensive control, with little effect on mosquito populations. The hypothesis that important Ae. aegypti breeding sites are not controlled is investigated herein. For that purpose, the roof gutters of 123 houses were systematically investigated, and the percentage of gutters positive for Ae. aegypti varied from 17.2% to 37.5%, from humid to dry locations. In the dryer location, most of houses had no other breeding sites. The results show that roof gutters are becoming the most important Ae. aegypti breeding sites in some locations in Guadeloupe, with consequences on dengue transmission and vector control. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa7226759f89490087b9ad79c92bcc682025-02-03T05:58:38ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942012-01-01201210.1155/2012/249524249524Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector ControlJoël Gustave0Florence Fouque1Sylvie Cassadou2Lucie Leon3Gabriel Anicet4Cédric Ramdini5Fabrice Sonor6Service de Lutte Anti-vectorielle, Agence Régionale de la Santé de Guadeloupe, Le Raizet, 97110 Les Abymes, GuadeloupeInstitut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Laboratoire d'Entomologie Médicale, Morne Jolivière, BP484, 97183 Les Abymes, GuadeloupeCellule Inter Régionale d’Epidémiologie des Antilles et de la Guyane (CIRE), Agence Régionale de Santé de Guadeloupe, Bisdary, Rue des Archives, 97113 Gourbeyre, GuadeloupeCellule Inter Régionale d’Epidémiologie des Antilles et de la Guyane (CIRE), Agence Régionale de Santé de Guadeloupe, Bisdary, Rue des Archives, 97113 Gourbeyre, GuadeloupeService de Lutte Anti-vectorielle, Agence Régionale de la Santé de Guadeloupe, Le Raizet, 97110 Les Abymes, GuadeloupeService de Lutte Anti-vectorielle, Agence Régionale de la Santé de Guadeloupe, Le Raizet, 97110 Les Abymes, GuadeloupeService de Lutte Anti-vectorielle, Agence Régionale de la Santé de Guadeloupe, Le Raizet, 97110 Les Abymes, GuadeloupeDuring the past ten years, the islands of Guadeloupe (French West Indies) are facing dengue epidemics with increasing numbers of cases and fatal occurrences. The vector Aedes aegypti is submitted to intensive control, with little effect on mosquito populations. The hypothesis that important Ae. aegypti breeding sites are not controlled is investigated herein. For that purpose, the roof gutters of 123 houses were systematically investigated, and the percentage of gutters positive for Ae. aegypti varied from 17.2% to 37.5%, from humid to dry locations. In the dryer location, most of houses had no other breeding sites. The results show that roof gutters are becoming the most important Ae. aegypti breeding sites in some locations in Guadeloupe, with consequences on dengue transmission and vector control.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/249524 |
| spellingShingle | Joël Gustave Florence Fouque Sylvie Cassadou Lucie Leon Gabriel Anicet Cédric Ramdini Fabrice Sonor Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control |
| title_full | Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control |
| title_fullStr | Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control |
| title_short | Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control |
| title_sort | increasing role of roof gutters as aedes aegypti diptera culicidae breeding sites in guadeloupe french west indies and consequences on dengue transmission and vector control |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/249524 |
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